||An`a*lem"ma (-l&ebreve;m"m&adot;), 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 take.] 1. (Chem.) An
orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye
being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of
the horizon.
2. An instrument of wood or brass, on which this
projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; --
formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems.
3. A scale of the sun's declination for each day of
the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial
globe.
