noun
Meaning 1
A journal or diary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ephemeris
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ɪˈfɛməɹɪs/
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noun
Meaning 2
A table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year; normally given as right ascension and declination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: almanac
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Computer software that calculates the apparent position of celestial bodies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- today computers calculate the ephemerides
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: annual, yearly, yearbook
History
Etymology
From New Latin ephēmeris, from Ancient Greek ἐφημερίς (ephēmerís, “diary, calendar”), from ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros, “daily”).
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: efemèrides — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Chinese Mandarin: 皇曆 /皇历 (huánglì) — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Finnish: efemeridi — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- French: éphéméride — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- French: éphémérides — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- German: Ephemeride — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Greek: αστρονομική εφημερίδα (astronomikí efimerída) — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Hindi: अब्दकोश (abdakoś) — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Irish: eifimiris — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Italian: effemeride — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Persian: زیج — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Persian: زیگ (zig) — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Persian: دفتر سال (daftar-e sâl) — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Polish: efemeryda — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Portuguese: efeméride — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Russian: эфемери́да (efemerída) — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Spanish: efemérides — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Swedish: efemerid — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Turkish: efemeris — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year
- Turkish: gök günlüğü — table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year