occultation

Noun
  1. One celestial body obscures another (synset 107383246)
    is a type of: break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
    subtypes:
    • 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
    has:
    • egress, emersion - (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
    • immersion, ingress - (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
    same as: eclipse

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