Associations to the word «Eclipse»
Noun
- Almanac
- Gnu
- Radiance
- Variable
- Herod
- Gs
- Sire
- Determinant
- Observation
- Pass
- Ptolemy
- Tyler
- Racecourse
- Dipole
- Stallion
- Crucifixion
- Einstein
- Hybrid
- Zodiac
- Freestyle
- Mol
- Reputation
- Beta
- Aerospace
- Astrology
- Pliny
- Derby
- Io
- Java
- Colt
- Talon
- Classical
- Fame
- Mcgregor
- Diffraction
- Telescope
- Herodotus
- Distillation
- Glory
- Caliphate
- Darkness
- Handicap
- Record
- Pluto
- Gov
- Sirius
- Secondary
- Pendulum
- Galileo
- Modeling
- Diode
- Thousand
- Sadler
- Touchdown
- Conjunction
- Newmarket
- Importance
- Nasa
- Gui
- Mayan
- Phenomenon
- Subtype
- Expedition
- Compiler
- Plutarch
- Stature
- Wright
- Mabel
- Calculation
Adjective
Wiktionary
ECLIPSE, noun. (astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
ECLIPSE, noun. A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
ECLIPSE, noun. Obscurity, decline, downfall
ECLIPSE, verb. (transitive) Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
ECLIPSE, verb. (transitive) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
ECLIPSE, verb. (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.
Dictionary definition
ECLIPSE, noun. One celestial body obscures another.
ECLIPSE, verb. Be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness".
ECLIPSE, verb. Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies".
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