Utilizing an ephemeris, an astronomer can calculate lunar phases and the times of rising and setting of the sun and of the moon all around the world and for any day of the year.
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Ephemeris
//ɪˈfɛməɹəs//
Synonyms for "ephemeris" (23 found)
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7 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 16 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- efemèrides noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 皇曆 /皇历 noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Finnish
1 entries- efemeridi noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
French
2 entries- éphéméride noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
- éphémérides noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
German
1 entries- Ephemeride noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Greek
1 entries- αστρονομική εφημερίδα noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Hindi
1 entries- अब्दकोश noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Irish
1 entries- eifimiris noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Italian
1 entries- effemeride noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Persian
3 entries- دفتر سال noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
- زیج noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
- زیگ noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Polish
1 entries- efemeryda noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Portuguese
1 entries- efeméride noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Russian
1 entries- эфемери́да noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Spanish
1 entries- efemérides noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Swedish
1 entries- efemerid noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Turkish
2 entries- efemeris noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
- gök günlüğü noun (table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Wee heard the King was solacing at the Caspian Sea, whither now wee are travelling. Till then let us keepe an Ephemerides or day-journey.
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[…]Mr. Samuel got 150 pounds of bread, with a small quantity of rum and wine, also a quadrant and compass; but he was forbidden on pain of death to touch either map, ephemeris, book of astronomical observations, sextant, timekeeper, or any of my surveys or drawings.
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