Look up: ephemeris

1. Ephemeris
   The predictions of current satellite position that are transmitted to the user in the data message.
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2. Ephemeris
   A tabular statement of the spatial coordinates of a celestial body or a spacecraft as a function of time.
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3. Ephemeris
   A description of the path of a celestial body indexed by time (from the Latin word ephemeris meaning diary) The navigation message from each GPS satellite includes a predicted ephemeris for the orbit of that satellite valid for the current hour. The ephemeris is repeated every 30 seconds and is in t...
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4. ephemeris
   [n] - an annual publication containing tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
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5. Ephemeris
   a book of tables showing the motions of the planets, plus other useful data, usually for either noon or midnight GMT each day; the sourcebook of the modern astrologer.
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6. Ephemeris
   A table or list of the predicted position of an object such as a planet.
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7. ephemeris
   a tabular statement of the spatial co-ordinates of a celestial body or a spacecraft as a function of time Category: The cosmos
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8. Ephemeris
   E·phem'e·ris noun ; plural Ephemerides . [ Latin , a diary, Greek ..., also, a calendar, from .... See Ephemera .] 1. A diary; a journal. Johnson. 2. (Anat.) (a) A publication giving the co...
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9. ephemeris
   Origin: L, a diary, Gr, also, a calendar, fr. See Ephemera. ... 1. A diary; a journal. ... 2. <anatomy> 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,...
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10. ephemeris
    noun an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; `today computers calculate the ephemerides`
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11. Ephemeris
    • (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.` • (n.) A collective name for reviews, magazin...
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12. ephemeris
    table giving the positions of one or more celestial bodies, often published with supplementary information. Ephemerides were constructed as early as ... [4 related articles]
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13. Ephemeris
    An ephemeris (plural: ephemerides; from the Greek word ἐφημερίς ephēmeris "diary", "journal") is a table of values that gives the positions of astronomical objects in the sky at a given time or times. Different kinds of ephemerides are used for astronomy and astrology. Even though this was also one of the first applications of mechan...
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14. ephemeris
    A tabulation of the prediction positions of a celestial object, such as a planet or comet, in an orderly sequence for a number of dates. An ephemeris may also list distances of an object from the Sun and/or Earth, as well as magnitudes. Sets of ephemerides are published annually in almanacs.
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15. ephemeris
    ephemeris (ifem'uris) (pl., ephemerides), table listing the position of one or more celestial bodies for each day of the year. The French publication Connaissance de Temps is the oldest of the national astronomical ephemerides, founded in 1679. The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris (us...
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16. Ephemeris
    An astronomical text which contains the position of celestial bodies in the sky as seen from Earth at specific times. These positions are given in coordinates that astronomers can then use to locate and view these bodies.
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17. Ephemeris
    A table of data arranged by date. Ephemeris tables are typically to list the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets and other solar system objects.
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