Ephemerides

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ephemeris \E*phem"e*ris\, n.; pl. {Ephemerides}. [L., a diary,
     Gr. ?, also, a calendar, fr. ?. See {Ephemera}.]
     1. A diary; a journal. --Johnson.
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     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.
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     3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and
        all kinds of periodical literature. --Brande & C.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ephemerides
       See {ephemeris}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ephemeris
       n : an annual publication containing astronomical tables that
           give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the
           year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"
       [also: {ephemerides} (pl)]