eclipse

  • 41eclipse — e|clipse1 [ıˈklıps] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein to leave out, fail ] 1.) an occasion when the sun or the moon cannot be seen, because the Earth is passing directly between the moon and the sun, or… …

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  • 42eclipse — [[t]ɪklɪ̱ps[/t]] eclipses, eclipsing, eclipsed 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft adj N, N of n An eclipse of the sun is an occasion when the moon is between the earth and the sun, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the sun. An… …

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  • 43eclipse — /əˈklɪps / (say uh klips), /i / (say ee ) noun 1. Astronomy a. the obscuration of the light of a satellite by the intervention of its primary planet between it and the sun, as in a lunar eclipse when the moon is partially or wholly within the… …

  • 44eclipse — {{#}}{{LM E14134}}{{〓}} {{SynE14469}} {{[}}eclipse{{]}} ‹e·clip·se› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Desaparición transitoria de un astro a la vista de un observador, debida a la interposición de otro cuerpo celeste. {{<}}2{{>}} Desaparición,… …

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  • 45eclipse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin eclipsis, from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein to omit, fail, suffer eclipse, from ex + leipein to leave more at loan Date: 13th century 1. a. the total or partial obscuring of one… …

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  • 46eclipse — 1. noun /ɛˈklɪps,iˈklɪps/ a) An astronomical alignment in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle object onto the …

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  • 47eclipse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lunar, solar ▪ partial, total ▪ a total lunar eclipse PHRASES ▪ an …

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  • 48eclipse — n. obscuring of the moon or sun 1) a full, total; lunar; partial; solar eclipse dimming of one s influence 2) in eclipse * * * [ɪ klɪps] lunar partial solar eclipse total [ dimming of one s influence ] in eclipse [ obscuring of the moon or sun ]… …

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  • 49eclipse — s m 1 Ocultación transitoria total o parcial de un astro que ocurre cuando se interpone otro entre él y el observador o cuando pasa aquél por la sombra de un astro situado entre él y la estrella que lo ilumina, y están los tres completa o… …

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  • 50eclipse — e•clipse [[t]ɪˈklɪps[/t]] n. v. e•clipsed, e•clips•ing 1) astron. a) the obscuring of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuring of the light of the sun by the intervention of… …

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