eclipse

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɛˈklɪps/ or /iˈklɪps/

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Noun

Singular eclipse

Plural eclipses

An eclipse of the sun

A total eclipse of the sun

1. (countable) An eclipse is when the light of the Sun or Moon is blocked.

Verb

Plain form eclipse

Third-person singular eclipses

Past tense eclipsed

Past participle eclipsed

Present participle eclipsing

1. (transitive) If something eclipses something else, it passes or overshadows it.

Related words

• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse