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- pronunciation:
- ih
klIps
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
at a particular observation point, the blocking of light from one celestial body by another, such as the eclipse of the sun by the interposition of the moon, or the eclipse of the moon by the earth's coming between the sun and moon.
We all went outside to watch the eclipse of the moon.
- similar words:
- block, blockage, conjunction, darkening
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| definition 2: |
any blockage of light.
- similar words:
- block, blockage, obscuring, shade
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| definition 3: |
a decline into obscurity, disfavor, or low status.
The 1970s saw the eclipse of this once popular singer.- similar words:
- clouding
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
eclipses, eclipsing, eclipsed |
| definition 1: |
to bring about an eclipse of.
The moon eclipsed the sun.- similar words:
- block, occult, overshadow, shade, shadow
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| definition 2: |
to make obscure or darker.
- synonyms:
- darken, obfuscate, obscure
- similar words:
- becloud, bedim, cloud, dim, extinguish, overshadow, shade, shadow
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| definition 3: |
to cause to decline in importance, popularity, or the like, esp. by surpassing or outshining.
The new hockey star has eclipsed most of the former record-holders.- synonyms:
- diminish, overshadow
- similar words:
- exceed, excel, outdo, outshine, outstrip, put to shame, surpass, transcend
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| related words: |
blacken, break, cap, dominate, fog, outweigh, pass |
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Eclipse comes from ekleipsis, an ancient Greek word that means "to leave its usual place."
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