Definitions from Wiktionary ()
|
|
▸ noun: Especially, an alignment whereby 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 planetary object onto the other planetary object.
▸ noun: (ornithology) A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
▸ noun: Obscurity, decline, downfall.
▸ verb: (transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
▸ verb: (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.
Similar:
occult,
overshadow,
occultation,
lunar occultation,
solar eclipse,
syzygy,
first contact,
annular eclipse,
lunar eclipse,
opposition,
more...
Opposite:
Types:
Phrases:
Adjectives:
Colors:
|
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to eclipse
▸ Usage examples for eclipse
▸ Idioms related to eclipse
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing eclipse
▸ Words that often appear near eclipse
▸ Rhymes of eclipse
▸ Invented words related to eclipse