HyperDic: occultation

English > 1 sense of the word occultation:
NOUNeventoccultation, eclipseone celestial body obscures another
English > occultation: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningOne celestial body obscures another.
Synonymeclipse
Partsegress, emersion(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
ingress, immersion(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
Narrowerlunar eclipseThe earth interrupts light shining on the moon
partial eclipseAn eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
solar eclipseThe moon interrupts light from the sun
total eclipseAn eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured
Broaderinterruption, breakSome abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
Spanisheclipse, Eclipse, ocultación, ocultamiento
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