solar eclipse

/ˈsoʊlər iˈklɪps/
/ˈsʌʊlə ɪˈklɪps/
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Other forms: solar eclipses

Definitions of solar eclipse
  1. noun
    the moon interrupts light from the sun
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    types:
    annular eclipse
    only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen
    type of:
    eclipse, occultation
    the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another
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