ephemeris time

Definitions of ephemeris time
  1. noun
    (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions
    synonyms: TDT, TT, terrestrial dynamical time, terrestrial time
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    type of:
    time unit, unit of time
    a unit for measuring time periods
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