Word: Eclipse
How to pronounce: ɪˈklɪps
Noun
Definitions:
1. An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
Example sentences: "An eclipse of the sun"
2. A phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by molting of the breeding plumage.
Example sentences: "Eclipse plumage"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body)
Example sentences: "As the last piece of the sun was eclipsed by the moon"
Synonyms:
outshine
surpass
overtop
outdo
outstrip
occultation
overshadow
outmatch
transcend
decadence
decline
degeneracy
excel
Derivations:
eclipsing
eclipsed
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Eclipse in Other Languages...
Spanish: Eclipsar
German:
French: Eclipse
Italian: Eclipse
Turkish: Tutulma
