eclipse
noun
/iˈklɪps/
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- Especially, an alignment whereby 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.
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eclipse
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eclipse
verb
/iˈklɪps/
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- (transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.
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eclipsar
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eclipsis
noun
/ɪˈklɪpsɪs/
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- (Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.
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eclipse
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