eclipse
Meaning of eclipse
noun
- 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.
an eclipse of the sun
- a phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by moulting of the breeding plumage.
eclipse plumage
- (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body).
Jupiter was eclipsed by the Moon
Middle English: from Old French e(s)clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear, be eclipsed’, from ek ‘out’ + leipein ‘to leave’.
Information about eclipse
- The plural form of eclipse is: eclipses.
- Languages in which eclipse is used:
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GalicianHyphenation of eclipse
eclipse
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- eclipse is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
eclipse synonyms
Meaning occultation:
Meaning overshadow:
Meaning occult:
Meaning the action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something:
Meaning a thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else:
Meaning keep from being seen; conceal:
Meaning a physical beating:
Meaning not allow to be seen; hide:
Meaning a light gauzy fabric used for veils:
Meaning wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial:
Meaning make or become dark or darker:
Translation of eclipse
Words that rhyme with eclipse
ipse, traipse, Elipse, clipse, ellipse, lipse, semiellipse
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