eclipse
Noun
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One celestial body obscures another (synset 107383246)
hypernym: break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activityhyponym:
- solar eclipse - the moon interrupts light from the sun
- lunar eclipse - the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
- total eclipse - an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured
- partial eclipse - an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
part holonym:synonym: occultation
Verb
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Be greater in significance than (synset 202750155)
"the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"hypernym: brood, bulk large, hover, loom - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacingsynonym: dominate, overshadow
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Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention (synset 202162770)
"The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"hypernym: overshadow - cast a shadow uponsynonym: occult
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