Meaning | One celestial body obscures another. |
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Synonym | eclipse |
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Parts | egress, emersion | (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse |
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ingress, immersion | (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse |
Narrower | lunar eclipse | The earth interrupts light shining on the moon |
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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 |
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Spanish | eclipse, Eclipse, ocultación, ocultamiento |
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Catalan | eclipsi |
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