Look up: eclipse

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   eclipse
   The cutting off of light from one celestial body by another.
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   eclipse
   The cutting off, or blocking, of light from one celestial body by another.
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   Eclipse
   An eclipse is the passage of a celestial body through the shadow of another.
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   eclipse
   [n] - one celestial body obscures another 2. [v] - cause an eclipse of 3. [v] - cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
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   Eclipse
   When a celestial body passes in front of another (eg the moon in front of the Sun).
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   Eclipse
   A chance alignment between the Sun, or any other celestial object, and two other celestial objects in which one body blocks the light of the Sun, or other body, from the other. In effect, the outer object moves through the shadow of the inner object.
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   Eclipse
   A chance alignment between the Sun and two other celestial objects within the solar system in which one body blocks the light of the Sun from the other. In effect, the outer object moves through the shadow of the inner object.Lunar EclipseWhen the Moon enters the Earth's shadow as the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon.Solar EclipseWhen the E...
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   ECLIPSE
   A Prolog + CLP compiler from ECRC.
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   eclipse
   an obscuration of light from a source by an intervening body Category: The cosmos
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    Eclipse
    E·clipse' (e*klĭps') noun [ French éclipse , Latin eclipsis , from Greek 'e`kleipsis , prop., a forsaking, failing, from 'eklei`pein to leave out, forsake; 'ek out + lei`pein to leave. See Ex- , and Loan .] 1. (Astron.) An interception or obscuration of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, ...
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    Eclipse
    E·clipse' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Eclipsed (e*klĭpst'); present participle & verbal noun Eclipsing .] 1. To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; -- said of a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun. 2. To obscure, darken, or extinguish the beauty, luster, honor, etc., of ...
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    Eclipse
    E·clipse' intransitive verb To suffer an eclipse. « While the laboring moon Eclipses at their charms.» Milton.
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    eclipse
    1. <astronomy> 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 betwe ...
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    eclipse
    occultation noun one celestial body obscures another
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    eclipse
    verb cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; `The Sun eclipses the moon today`; `Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies`
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    eclipse
    verb cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies; `The moon eclipsed the sun`
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    Eclipse
    ` ` An `eclipse` (Ancient Greek noun έκλειÃ?ˆÎ¹Ã?‚ (`ékleipsis`), from verb εκλείÃ?€Ã?‰ (`ekleípÅÂ?`), `I cease to exist,` a combination of prefix εκ- (`ek-`), from preposition εκ, εξ (`ek`, `ex`), `out,` and of verb λείÃ?€Ã?‰ (`leípÅÂ?`), `I am absent`) is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. The term is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow...
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    ECLiPSe
    `ECLiPSe` is a constraint logic programming system that implements a programming language close to Prolog. ECLiPSe was developed until 1995 at the European Computerâ€Â?Industry Research Centre (ECRC) in Munich and then until 2005 at the Centre for Planning and Resource Control at Imperial College London (IC-Parc). It is currently copyrighted by Cisco Systems. In September 2006, it was released as open source software under the Cisco Systems|Cisco-...
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    Eclipse
    • (v. i.) To suffer an eclipse. • (v. t.) To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; -- said of a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun. • (n.) The loss, usually temporary or partial, of light, brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.; obscuration; gloom; darkness. • (n.) An interception or obscuration of the l...
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    eclipse
    in astronomy, complete or partial obscuring of a celestial body by another. An eclipse occurs when three celestial objects become aligned.[16 related articles]
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    eclipse
    eclipse, eclipses, eclipser, eclipsed, eclipsing 1. In astronomy, the partial or complete hiding from view of a celestial body; that is, the Sun or Moon, when another celestial body comes between it and the observer. 2. A loss or blocking of light. 3. A loss of status, power, or favor.
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    ECLIPSE
    The obscuring of one celestial body by another. Related terms: lunar eclipse and solar eclipse
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    eclipse
    event obscuring the sun or moon
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    eclipse
    The total or partial concealment of one celestial body by another, a phenomenon seen in solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and eclipsing binary stars. Compare with occultation and transit.
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    eclipse
    eclipse (ēklips', i–) [Gr.,=failing], in astronomy, partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by the shadow of another. Best known are the lunar eclipses, which occur when the earth blocks the sun's light from the moon, and solar eclipses, occurring when the moon blocks the su...
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