eclipse
87
5.2
- noun
- /ɪˈklɪps/
- Specialized
:
eclipse
- There was a total solar eclipse that passed over Chile last week or on Tuesday I should say.
- solar eclipse
- total eclipse
- lunar eclipse
I'll see her today, actually, right after the eclipse.
- I'll see her today, actually, right after the eclipse.
- I did not go outside to see the eclipse.
- Meanwhile, in case you've been living under a rock, there was an eclipse on Monday.
- Only is today a beautiful sunshiny Monday, but it's also the day of the eclipse.
- And and you have to know that's the pre eclipse and you have to right.
- I checked eclipses, the moon and I write according to that.
Examples
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The eclipse is in eight minutes and we have to find Jesse.
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Saturday night was a lunar eclipse
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Yeah, I saw the eclipse and I just got back like an hour ago.
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Total eclipse of the sun in two weeks.
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"And when I heard there was going to be this eclipse, I just had to come along.
Fiction book (1994) -
Did you see the eclipse?
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We will not have an easily reachable total eclipse through North America until 2017.
Academic text (1999) -
On that date, a total lunar eclipse occurred at Copan, immediately after sunset.
Academic text (1992) -
"Thales predicted an eclipse which took place in 585 B.C.
Academic text (2017) -
The solar eclipse cast a stunning shadow over the landscape, mesmerizing everyone who witnessed it.
Synonyms
12
3.6
The Moon moves between the Earth and Sun, blocking all or part of the Sun's light
5
3.6
The moon moves into Earth's shadow so it looks dark or red
3
4.4
A time when one object in the sky completely hides another from view
1
7.6
The Moon covers the Sun's center and leaves a bright ring of light
1
9.9
One object in the sky, like a moon, passes in front of another and hides it completely or partly
1
5.9
An event when one object in the sky blocks only part of another, leaving some still visible
Antonyms
Compounds
12
3.6
The Moon moves between the Earth and Sun, blocking all or part of the Sun's light
- Specialized
3
4.4
A time when one object in the sky completely hides another from view
- Specialized
1
7.6
The Moon covers the Sun's center and leaves a bright ring of light
1
5.9
An event when one object in the sky blocks only part of another, leaving some still visible
How Obscured
- Specialized
3
4.4
- Specialized
1
7.6
- Specialized
87
5.2
1
5.9
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eclipse comes from Greek parts ek- 'out' and leipein 'to leave'. The idea is of something being 'left out' of sight or hidden in shadow, which is why an eclipse is the event when one body is temporarily hidden by another.