Eclipse

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See also éclipsé

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb

English

Pronunciation

e·clipse

• /e-KLIPS/ or /i-KLIPS/
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Etymology

L eclipsis from Gk ekleipsis from ek- and leipsis

Noun

eclipse

1. A type of syzygy, in which 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 object onto the other object.

Related terms

• ecliptic
• ecliptical
• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse
• total eclipse

Translations

Breton: fallaenn f -où, gwaskadenn f -où Bulgarian: затъмнение (zat'mieine) n Capeverdean Crioulo (Badiu or ALUPEC/ALUPEK): eklipsi Catalan: eclipsi m Czech: zatmění n Dutch: verduistering f French: eclipse m Finnish: pimennys Galician: eclipse m German: Finsternis f, Eklipse f, (solar:) Sonnenfinsternis, (lunar:) Mondfinsternis Greek, Ancient: εκλείψις (ekleipsis) f (el) Greek, Modern: εκλείψη (ekleípsi or eklípsi) f Hebrew: ליקוי מאורות

Icelandic: myrkvi * Korean: 식현상 (??seung) Latin: eclipsis m Malaysian: gerhana Polish: zaćmienie n Portuguese: eclipse m Russian: затмение (zatmeine) n Slovak: zatmenie n Swedish: förmörkelse Telugu: గ్రహణం (grahaNaM)

Verb

to eclipse

1. (transitive) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.

   The student's skills soon eclipsed those of his teacher.el:eclipse

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