🌑eclipse

Meaning

The blocking of light from one celestial body by another; to overshadow or outshine something.

an obscuring of light from one celestial body by another; a decline or loss

an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer

Example Sentences

The solar eclipse drew thousands of spectators to the field.

The total solar eclipse darkened the sky for several minutes.

We watched the lunar eclipse through special glasses.

Example Expressions

total eclipse of the sun

Synonyms

obscuration, overshadowing, concealment, blotting out, occultation, blackout

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obscuration, overshadowing, occultation, blackout

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obscuration, occultation, blackout

Antonyms

illumination, brightness, radiance, revelation, exposure

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illumination, brightness, radiance

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illumination, brightness, revelation, exposure

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illumination, brightness, exposure

Collocations

solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, total eclipse, partial eclipse, eclipse event

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solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, total eclipse

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solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, total eclipse