Part of a sundial

• Solar path

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Latin analemma "the pedestal of a sundial," hence the sundial itself, from Greek analemma "prop, support," from analambanein "to receive, take up, restore," from ana- "up" (see ana- ) + lambanein "to take," from PIE root *(s)lagw- "to seize, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An egg-shaped or figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_time every day.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Analemma \An`a*lem"ma\ (-l[e^]m"m[.a]), n. [L. analemma a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. 'ana`lhmma a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. 'analamba`nein to take up; 'ana` + lamba`nein to ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In astronomy , an analemma (; from Greek analēmma "support") is a diagram showing the deviation of the Sun from its mean motion in the sky, as viewed from a fixed location on the Earth. Due to the Earth's axial tilt and orbital eccentricity, the Sun will ...