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eclipse /i-klipsˈ/ noun- The total or partial disappearance of a heavenly body by the interposition of another between it and the spectator, or by passing into its shadow (it can be total, partial or annular (qv))
- An overshadowing
- Loss of brilliancy
- Darkness
- Loss of fame or importance
transitive verb- To hide completely or partially
- To darken
- To overshadow, cut out or surpass
ORIGIN: OFr, from L eclīpsis, from Gr ekleipsis failure, from ek out of, and leipein to leave eclipˈtic noun (astronomy) - The great circle in which the plane containing the centres of the earth and sun cuts the celestial sphere
- The apparent path of the sun's annual motion among the fixed stars
- A great circle in which that plane cuts the earth's surface at any moment
adjective Characteristic of or belonging to an eclipse or the ecliptic eclipse plumage noun Dull plumage apparent in certain usually brightly-coloured birds at the end of the breeding season |