'Ephemeris' definitions:
Definition of 'ephemeris'
(from WordNet)
noun
An annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"
Definition of 'Ephemeris'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]