About The Word Ephemeris
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Ephemeris
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What's The Definition Of Ephemeris?
[n] an annual publication containing tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ephemeris: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ephemeris: Ephemeris In Webster's Dictionary \E*phem"e*ris\, n.; pl. {Ephemerides}. [L., a diary,
Gr. ?, also, a calendar, fr. ?. See {Ephemera}.]
1. A diary; a journal. --Johnson.
2. (Anat.)
(a) A publication giving the computed places of the
heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other
numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and
navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the ``American
Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.''
(b) Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a
heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several
successive days.
3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and
all kinds of periodical literature. --Brande & C.
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