Thesaurus: ephemeris

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1. n. A diary; a journal.
2. n. 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."
3. n. Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days.
4. n. A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature.
5. n. an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
6. 1. A diary; a journal. Johnson. 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. 3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. Brande & C.
7. A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds ofperiodical literature. Brande & C.
8. n:100 n. an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year