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| annular eclipse |
an eclipse of the sun in which a ring-shaped portion of the sun remains visible around the moon. |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. [2/3 definitions] |
| ecliptic |
of or relating to an eclipse. [1/3 definitions] |
| emersion |
the reappearance of an astronomical body from concealment by another, as by an eclipse; egress. (Cf. immersion.) |
| extinguish |
to eclipse or obscure. [1/4 definitions] |
| penumbra |
the partially lighted shadow that surrounds the complete shadow of an opaque body such as the moon during an eclipse. (Cf. umbra.) [1/3 definitions] |
| solar eclipse |
an eclipse of the sun, when, at a particular observation point, light from the sun is blocked by the interposition of the moon. |
| umbra |
the darkest part of the shadow, from which all light is blocked, cast by one heavenly body on another, as in an eclipse or in the center of a sunspot. (Cf. penumbra.) [1/2 definitions] |
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