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ephemeris - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ephemeris' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ephemeris [ n.]
- A diary; a journal.
- 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."
- Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days.
- A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature.

Meaning of 'ephemeris' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ephemeris [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
Example in sentence:
  • today computers calculate the ephemerides