Eclipses - English meaning

Eclipses – definitions in English dictionary

noun
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.
Usage examples:
An eclipse of the sun
Synonims:
Blotting out Blocking Covering Obscuring Hiding Concealing Veiling Shrouding Darkening Occultation
noun
A phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by moulting of the breeding plumage.
Usage examples:
Eclipse plumage

verb
(of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body).
Usage examples:
Jupiter was eclipsed by the moon

noun
A period of time when the light from an object in the sky cannot be seen because another object has come between you and it
Usage examples:
The state of the economy has eclipsed all other issues during the election campaign.

verb
To become greater in amount or level than something else
Usage examples:
The increased consumer spending from new businesses has already helped shopping, dining, and real e…

Eclipses translation into English

Eclipses: translate from English into Chinese

日食

Eclipses: translate from English into Dutch

Verduisteringen

Eclipses: translate from English into French

Éclipses

Eclipses: translate from English into German

Finsternisse

Eclipses: translate from English into Hindi

ग्रहणों

Eclipses: translate from English into Italian

Eclissi

Eclipses: translate from English into Korean

일식

Eclipses: translate from English into Russian

Затмения

Eclipses: translate from English into Spanish

Eclipses

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French e(s)clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear, be eclipsed’, from ek ‘out’ + leipein ‘to leave’.

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Eclipses – similar words

eclipsed

verb
(of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body).
Usage examples:
Jupiter was eclipsed by the moon

noun
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.
Usage examples:
An eclipse of the sun

noun
A phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by moulting of the breeding plumage.
Usage examples:
Eclipse plumage

Eclipsed - all meanings in English

eclipse

noun
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.
Usage examples:
An eclipse of the sun

verb
(of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body).
Usage examples:
Jupiter was eclipsed by the moon

noun
A period of time when the light from an object in the sky cannot be seen because another object has come between you and it
Usage examples:
The state of the economy has eclipsed all other issues during the election campaign.

Eclipse - all meanings in English

Eclipses synonims

blocking

noun
The action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something.
Usage examples:
The issue led to the disruption of classes and the blocking of the kakata highway by angry students

verb
Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.
Usage examples:
The narrow roads were blocked by cars

noun
The action or fact of preventing something such as light, air, or a moving object from passing through a place
Usage examples:
He is responsible for dealing with parking violations such as blocking of driveways., the structure…

Blocking - all meanings in English

concealing

verb
Not allow to be seen; hide.
Usage examples:
A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

verb
Present participle of conceal
Usage examples:
The listening device was concealed in a pen., i tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her a…

Concealing - all meanings in English

covering

noun
A thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.
Usage examples:
A vinyl floor covering

adjective
(of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy.
Usage examples:
We retreated behind spurts of covering fire

verb
Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.
Usage examples:
The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

Covering - all meanings in English

darkening

verb
Make or become dark or darker.
Usage examples:
The sky was darkening rapidly

Darkening - all meanings in English

hiding

ˈhaɪ.dɪŋ

noun
A physical beating.
Usage examples:
They caught him and gave him a hiding

noun
The action of concealing someone or something.
Usage examples:
The house we lived in was brilliant for hiding: lots of dark corners, low shelves, heavy curtains a…

verb
Put or keep out of sight.
Usage examples:
He hid the money in the house

Hiding - all meanings in English

obscuring

verb
Keep from being seen; conceal.
Usage examples:
Grey clouds obscure the sun

adjective
Not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Usage examples:
His origins and parentage are obscure

adjective
Not clearly expressed or easily understood.
Usage examples:
Obscure references to proust

Obscuring - all meanings in English

shrouding

verb
Wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial.
Usage examples:
The body was washed and shrouded

noun
A length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
Usage examples:
He was buried in a linen shroud

noun
A thing that envelops or obscures something.
Usage examples:
a shroud of mist

Shrouding - all meanings in English

veiling

noun
A light gauzy fabric used for veils.
Usage examples:
The veiling that trimmed her hat

verb
Cover with a veil.
Usage examples:
She veiled her face

Veiling - all meanings in English

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