occultation (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *occultation*:
NOUN	event	occultation, eclipse	one celestial body obscures another

English > *occultation*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	One celestial body obscures another.
Synonym	eclipse
Parts	egress, emersion	(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
Parts	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

HyperDic: occultation