solar eclipse
noun
: an eclipse of the sun by the moon see eclipse illustration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And there will be one more total lunar eclipse and a partial solar eclipse in 2022, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. 
Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 In the new study, the researchers cleverly took advantage of a natural experiment—the total solar eclipse of 2017 and the millions of people who tweeted about it. Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Planning has begun to ready the Twin Cities for a 2024 total solar eclipse in hopes of drawing visitors who want to experience the rare phenomenon in Arkansas and Texas at once. Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2022 The last total solar eclipse on Earth was seen only from Antarctica in December 2021. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 June 2022 The path of the upcoming total solar eclipse in April 2023 will fall between Western Australia and Southeast Asia. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2022 The timing will be miserably co-incident, a rare moment in economic history, the economist’s equivalent of a solar eclipse: higher inflation, higher interest rates, slumping economic output. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 25 July 2022 The reoccurring solar eclipse, and the breakup of Yugoslavia, warn us that the postwar European peace is an illusion, that our violent history can be used to sow the seeds for new carnage and war. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022 The New Moon will also cause 2022’s first solar eclipse. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 See More
Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 In the new study, the researchers cleverly took advantage of a natural experiment—the total solar eclipse of 2017 and the millions of people who tweeted about it. Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Planning has begun to ready the Twin Cities for a 2024 total solar eclipse in hopes of drawing visitors who want to experience the rare phenomenon in Arkansas and Texas at once. Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2022 The last total solar eclipse on Earth was seen only from Antarctica in December 2021. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 June 2022 The path of the upcoming total solar eclipse in April 2023 will fall between Western Australia and Southeast Asia. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2022 The timing will be miserably co-incident, a rare moment in economic history, the economist’s equivalent of a solar eclipse: higher inflation, higher interest rates, slumping economic output. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 25 July 2022 The reoccurring solar eclipse, and the breakup of Yugoslavia, warn us that the postwar European peace is an illusion, that our violent history can be used to sow the seeds for new carnage and war. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022 The New Moon will also cause 2022’s first solar eclipse. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1602, in the meaning defined above