ephemeris
pronunciation
How to pronounce ephemeris in British English: UK [ɪ'femərɪs]
How to pronounce ephemeris in American English: US [ɪ'femərɪs]
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- Noun:
- an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
Word Origin
- ephemeris (n.)
- table showing predicted positions of heavenly bodies, 1550s, Modern Latin, from Greek ephemeris "diary, journal, calendar," from ephemeros "daily" (see ephemera). The classical plural is ephemerides.
Example
- 1. Astronomy , ephemeris tables , celestial mechanics .
- 2. Summary : pocket stars is an astronomy application featuring an integrated star chart , ephemeris , and celestial navigation calculator .
- 3. In his free time , banneker wrote the pennsylvania , delaware , maryland , and virginia almanac and ephemeris .