| Eclipse (eclipse) |
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| n. | (*kl***ibreve]ps") |
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| E*clipse" |
| [F.
éclipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr.
'e`kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr.
'eklei`pein to leave out, forsake; 'ek out +
lei`pein to leave. See Ex-, and Loan.] |
An interception or
obscuration of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by
the intervention of some other body, either between it and the eye,
or between the luminous body and that illuminated by it. A lunar
eclipse is caused by the moon passing through the earth's shadow; a
solar eclipse, by the moon coming between the sun and the observer. A
satellite is eclipsed by entering the shadow of its primary. The
obscuration of a planet or star by the moon or a planet, though of
the nature of an eclipse, is called an occultation. The
eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus is called a
transit of the planet.
The loss, usually temporary or partial, of
light, brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.; obscuration;
gloom; darkness.
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| Eclipse (eclipse) |
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| v. t. | |
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| E*clipse" |
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To cause
the obscuration of] to darken or hide; -- said of a heavenly body;
as, the moon eclipses the sun.
To obscure, darken, or extinguish the
beauty, luster, honor, etc., of; to sully; to cloud; to throw into
the shade by surpassing.
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| Eclipse (eclipse) |
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| v. i. | |
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| E*clipse" |
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