| VERB | stative | eclipse, overshadow, dominate | be greater in significance than |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | eclipse, occult | cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention | |
| NOUN | event | eclipse, occultation | one celestial body obscures another |
| Sounds | ahklih'ps; ihklih'ps; iyklih'ps | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amidships ... thrips: 9 rhymes with ihps... | |
| Meaning | One celestial body obscures another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | occultation | |
| Parts | egress, emersion | (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse |
| ingress, immersion | (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse | |
| Narrower | lunar eclipse | The earth interrupts light shining on the moon |
| partial eclipse | An eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured | |
| solar eclipse | The moon interrupts light from the sun | |
| total eclipse | An eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured | |
| Broader | interruption, break | Some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity |
| Spanish | eclipse, Eclipse, ocultación, ocultamiento | |
| Catalan | eclipsi | |
| Verbs | eclipse | cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention |
| Meaning | Be greater in significance than. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | overshadow, dominate | |
| Broader | brood, hover, loom, bulk large | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing |
| Spanish | eclipsar | |
| Catalan | eclipsar | |
| Meaning | Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The Sun eclipses the moon today" | |
| Synonym | occult | |
| Broader | overshadow | cast a shadow upon |
| Spanish | eclipsar | |
| Nouns | eclipse | one celestial body obscures another |
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