Associations to the word «Eclipse»
Noun
- Juno
- Contemporary
- Crescent
- Chronology
- Rival
- Primary
- Yard
- Rising
- Interception
- Hermit
- Rainbow
- Venus
- Cycle
- Framework
- Bella
- Mark
- Luna
- Albuquerque
- Saturn
- Quarterback
- Dyson
- Sprinter
- Chaser
- Aviation
- Shadow
- Decker
- Emergence
- Computation
- Replication
- Transit
- Competitor
- Path
- Hydrogen
- Babylon
- Occurrence
- Shaun
- Ibm
- Calendar
- Windmill
- Minimum
- Hd
- Faa
- Image
- Equator
- Margin
- Bree
- Mag
- Alternative
- Trainer
- Decline
- Atom
- Mph
- Min
- Curve
- Developer
- Olympics
- Breeding
- Achievement
- Productivity
- Dew
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".
Wise words
The pen is mightier than the sword.