occultation
English Thesaurus
1. one celestial body obscures another (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | break, interruption, |
| definition | : | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | solar eclipse, |
| definition | : | the moon interrupts light from the sun (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | lunar eclipse, |
| definition | : | the earth interrupts light shining on the moon (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | total eclipse, |
| definition | : | an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | partial eclipse, |
| definition | : | an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured (noun.event) |
| part holonym | : | egress, emersion, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse (noun.event) |
| part holonym | : | immersion, ingress, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | eclipse, occult, |
| definition | : | cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | eclipse, occult, |
| definition | : | cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention (verb.perception) |
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