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Meanings of eclipse in English

Russian
затмения
Portuguese
eclipses
Spanish
eclipse
Catalan
eclipsi
Wikidata

Astronomical event where one body hides another.

Related terms
затмения
Portuguese
eclipsar

Be greater in significance than.

eclipsar
Portuguese
eclipses
Catalan
eclipsi
Spanish
ocultación

One celestial body obscures another.

eclipses

Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention.

Synonyms
Examples for "occultation"
Examples for "occultation"
1
That night the occultation of Venus by the moon took place.
Our Friend John Burroughs
2
In the case of Muhlen's occultation there was even less surprise than usual.
South Wind
3
Scott himself believed that even great works usually suffer periods of temporary occultation.
Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
4
The occultation of a star by an asteroid is not unusual in itself.
Wired
5
Mysterii or books of occultation sum up the Sephiroth, 758-u.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
Usage of eclipse in English
1
A rare solar eclipse was seen across Africa, Europe and the US.
BBC
2
This eclipse phase can last a couple days to years and years.
Rant: an oral biography of buster casey
3
Your efforts to eclipse the Bank shall come to a sudden halt.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
4
That way, the referendum would eclipse such issues as education and healthcare.
Reuters
5
I knew some other town sensation would soon eclipse my house fire.
Dead as a doornail
6
The last solar eclipse visible from the Faroes was 60 years ago.
The South African
7
It's a lunar eclipse, said Helen Klus of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The Guardian
8
Another longer lasting aspect is the lunar eclipse that happens on Tuesday.
Ebony
9
It is now the fourth eclipse; you would call it late afternoon.
The Girl in the Golden Atom
10
I didn't know there was going to be a solar eclipse today!
Wired
11
This region will have one of the best views of the eclipse.
The Guardian
12
Like the Cold War-era science that spawned them, they've gone into eclipse.
Soon I will be invincible
13
Her reaction was especially surprising since this eclipse had been her idea.
The Sails of Tau Ceti
14
The poetic soul of Burns passes away in poverty and moral eclipse.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02: Jewish Heroes and Prophets
15
However, each lunar eclipse is visible from more than half the Earth.
The Guardian
16
The eclipse of love makes the love fairer when the eclipse passes.
Friendship
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Translations for eclipse
Catalan
eclipsi
Eclipse through the time
Eclipse across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Less common
New Zealand
Less common
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