Occultation
21occultation — É‘kÊŒl teɪʃn / É’k n. obscuration, act of hiding from view; eclipse, obscuration of one celestial body by another closer celestial body (Astronomy); hiddenness, concealment; act of disappearing from view …
22occultation — n. Eclipse, occulting …
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24occultation — oc•cul•ta•tion [[t]ˌɒk ʌlˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) astron. the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied esp. to the moon s coming between an observer and a star or planet 2) the act of blocking or… …
25occultation — /ɒkʌlˈteɪʃən/ (say okul tayshuhn) noun 1. Astronomy the passage of one celestial body in front of a second, thus hiding the second from view (applied especially to the moon s coming between an observer and a star or planet). 2. disappearance from …
26Occultation — When one celestial body blocks the light of another, like when the Moon eclipses a star or planet …
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27occultation — noun one celestial body obscures another • Syn: ↑eclipse • Derivationally related forms: ↑eclipse (for: ↑eclipse) • Hypernyms: ↑interruption, ↑break …
28Circle of perpetual occultation — Occultation Oc cul*ta tion, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr. occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf. F. occultation. See {Occult}.] 1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies;… …
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30Binaire à occultation — Double à occultation Mesure d occultation d une étoile double Une étoile double à occultation est une étoile binaire dont les deux composantes sont successivement occultées par la Lune (ou un autre corps du système solaire) lors du mouvement… …