eclipse
English
/ɪˈklɪps/
noun
Definitions
- (astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- Especially, an alignment whereby 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 planetary object onto the other planetary object.
- (ornithology) A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
- Obscurity, decline, downfall
Etymology
Derived from Old French eclipse derived from Latin eclīpsis derived from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (eclipse, abandoning, absence, disappearance).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἔκλειψις
Gloss
eclipse, abandoning, absence, disappearance
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eclipsable English
- eclipselike English
- eclipser English
- eclipsest English
- eclipseth English
- eclipsis English
- uneclipsable English
- eclipsis Latin
- eclīpsis Latin
- eclissi Italian
- eclips Dutch, Flemish
- eclipse Spanish, Castilian
- ἐκλείπω Ancient Greek
- ἔκλειψις Ancient Greek
- éiclips Irish
- eclipse Old French
- eclipsi Catalan, Valencian
- eclipse Galician
- έκλειψη Greek (modern)
- eclipse Middle French
- eclipsi Occitan
- eclipse Asturian