eclipse
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/iˈklɪps/
English
Definitions
noun
- An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- 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.
- A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
- Obscurity, decline, downfall
verb
- Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.“The Moon eclipsed the Sun.”
- To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
- (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.
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overshadowoccultmoonsunorgsupersedeoutweighsurpassobscuretrumpoutclassoutstripovertakeoutshineveilshroud