occultation

[ ok-uhl-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɒk ʌlˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

Astronomy. the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied especially to the moon's coming between an observer and a star or planet.

disappearance from view or notice.

the act of blocking or hiding from view.

the resulting hidden or concealed state.

Origin of occultation

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin occultātiōn- (stem of occultātiō) a hiding, equivalent to occultāt(us) (past participle of occultāre to conceal, keep something hidden, frequentative of occulere;see occult) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM occultation

pre·oc·cul·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby occultation

occlusive, occlusive dressing, occlusive ileus, occlusive meningitis, occult, occultation, occult balance, occult blood, occult fracture, occult hydrocephalus, occulting light

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Example sentences from the Web for occultation

One evening in November, 1883, he was observing an occultation of the well-known star Beta Capricorni by the moon.
Inventors at Work|George Iles
An occultation of Mercury by Venus was observed with a telescope on May 17, 1737.
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore
Gil Blas himself goes through a long period of occultation, and the whole rather drags.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1|George Saintsbury
He had written a treatise on the occultation of Mars, he had described the belts of Saturn, he had even measured his waist.
Historic Oddities|Sabine Baring-Gould

An occultation of a Jovian satellite is akin in principle to an occultation of a star by the Moon.
The Story of the Solar System|George F. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for occultation

occultation

/ (ˌɒkʌlˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the temporary disappearance of one celestial body as it moves out of sight behind another body

the act of occulting or the state of being occulted

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Scientific definitions for occultation

occultation

[ ŏk′ŭl-tā′shən ]

The passage of one celestial object in front of another, temporarily blocking the more distant object from view. Occultations can provide information about the existence and measurements of the obscuring object. For example, when an asteroid passes in front of a star, the star is temporarily obscured to an observer on Earth, thus revealing the presence and approximate size of the asteroid. In 1977, astronomers were able to identify the rings around the planet Uranus when the otherwise invisible rings were observed to occult a background star. Occultations have also led to the discovery of more distant objects in space, such as binary stars and extrasolar planets. Compare transit.

单词	occultation
释义	occultation [ ok-uhl-tey-shuhn ] / ˌɒk ʌlˈteɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR occultation ON THESAURUS.COM noun Astronomy. the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied especially to the moon's coming between an observer and a star or planet. disappearance from view or notice. the act of blocking or hiding from view. the resulting hidden or concealed state. Origin of occultation 1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin occultātiōn- (stem of occultātiō) a hiding, equivalent to occultāt(us) (past participle of occultāre to conceal, keep something hidden, frequentative of occulere;see occult) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM occultation pre·oc·cul·ta·tion, noun Words nearby occultation occlusive, occlusive dressing, occlusive ileus, occlusive meningitis, occult, occultation, occult balance, occult blood, occult fracture, occult hydrocephalus, occulting light Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for occultation One evening in November, 1883, he was observing an occultation of the well-known star Beta Capricorni by the moon. Inventors at Work\|George Iles An occultation of Mercury by Venus was observed with a telescope on May 17, 1737. Astronomical Curiosities\|J. Ellard Gore Gil Blas himself goes through a long period of occultation, and the whole rather drags. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1\|George Saintsbury He had written a treatise on the occultation of Mars, he had described the belts of Saturn, he had even measured his waist. Historic Oddities\|Sabine Baring-Gould An occultation of a Jovian satellite is akin in principle to an occultation of a star by the Moon. The Story of the Solar System\|George F. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for occultation occultation / (ˌɒkʌlˈteɪʃən) / noun the temporary disappearance of one celestial body as it moves out of sight behind another body the act of occulting or the state of being occulted Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to occultation blind, hideaway, covering, mask, privacy, cover, camouflage, disguise, secretion, front, curtain, obliteration, veil, cover-up, beard, wraps, laundromat, dissimulation, decline, shroud Scientific definitions for occultation occultation [ ŏk′ŭl-tā′shən ] The passage of one celestial object in front of another, temporarily blocking the more distant object from view. Occultations can provide information about the existence and measurements of the obscuring object. For example, when an asteroid passes in front of a star, the star is temporarily obscured to an observer on Earth, thus revealing the presence and approximate size of the asteroid. In 1977, astronomers were able to identify the rings around the planet Uranus when the otherwise invisible rings were observed to occult a background star. Occultations have also led to the discovery of more distant objects in space, such as binary stars and extrasolar planets. Compare transit. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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occultation

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Example sentences from the Web for occultation

British Dictionary definitions for occultation

noun

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Scientific definitions for occultation