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eclipse
has definitions from the field of astronomy
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[ noun ] (astronomy) one celestial body obscures another
Synonyms Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)The results of present observations of the thermal radio_emission of the moon are consistent with the very low thermal conductivity of the surface layer which was derived from the variation in the infrared_emission during eclipses ( e.g. , Garstung , 1958 ) . |
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[ verb ] cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
Synonyms Examples "The Sun eclipses the moon today" "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" Used in print (Mary Savage, Just for Tonight....)It was a bold , dark castle of pine boughs that stood like a medieval fortress , eclipsing the sun and human time . Related terms |
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[ verb ] exceed in importance; outweigh
Synonyms Examples "This problem overshadows our lives right now" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)Both these youths , who greatly admired Henrietta , were somewhat younger than she , as were also the neighboring Friedenwald boys , who were then studying medicine ; and bright though they all were , they could not possibly compete for her interest with Papa , whose mind - although he never tried to dazzle or patronize lesser lights with it - naturally eclipsed theirs and made them seem to her even younger than they were . Related terms |
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[ verb ] cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies
Examples "The moon eclipsed the sun" Related terms |
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