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Eclipse
ɪˈklɪps
Eclipse definitions
noun
eclipse
eclipses
- 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 loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing
"personal problems hastened the eclipse of his career"
- a phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by moulting of the breeding plumage
"eclipse plumage"
verb
eclipse
eclipsed
eclipses
eclipsing
- (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body)
"Jupiter was eclipsed by the Moon"
- deprive (someone or something) of significance or power
"the economy has eclipsed the environment as the main issue"
- obscure or block out (light)
"a sea of blue sky violently eclipsed by showers"