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occultation

DEFINITIONS OF: occultation

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n one celestial body obscures another

Synonyms:
eclipse
Types:
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solar eclipse
the moon interrupts light from the sun
lunar eclipse
the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
total eclipse
an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured
partial eclipse
an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
annular eclipse
only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen
Type of:
break, interruption
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
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