ephemerides

Variant of ephemeris

noun pl. ephemerides

  1. a table giving the computed positions of a celestial body for every day of a given period
  2. an astronomical almanac containing such tables
  3. Obsolete a calendar or diary

Origin: L < Gr ephēmeris, diary, calendar < ephēmeros: see ephemeron

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