eclipse
Shadow across heavens
The relatively rare celestial event called an eclipse, in which one astronomical object is obscured by another, inspires more frequent use of the word.
If one thing eclipses another, the first thing diminishes the importance or prominence of the second.
If a celestial body is in eclipse, it is obscured by another; but if your hopes are in eclipse, they don’t have much chance of success.
Eclipse plumage is exhibited by birds after the mating season, when they shed their bright features.
Exceed in brilliance
- overshadowDominate by comparison
- outstripSurpass or overtake
- transcendGo beyond limits
- exceedGo past a limit
outperform · outclass · surpass · dwarf · dominate · upstage · outdo · obscure
Of the star
- lunarOf the moon
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- annularRing-shaped, with hole
- partialFavoring one side
corona · umbra · penumbra · syzygy · path of totality · diamond ring · first contact · ingress
Light blocked by object
- dimmingDecreasing in brightness
- blackoutComplete power loss
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
gloom · nightfall · obscurity · darkening · nocturnal · moonless · starless · pitch-black
Fabric that obscures
cloak · cover · shadow · block · blot out · screen · curtain · blanket
Curved celestial path
- transitMovement between places
- occultationCelestial body blocking another
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
- perigeeOrbit's closest point
apogee · solstice · equinox · zenith · meridian · astronomy · telescope · phase
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
prophecy · divination · superstition · foreshadowing · presage · auspice · warning · fate
outshine
Exceed in brilliance
- overshadowDominate by comparison
- outstripSurpass or overtake
- transcendGo beyond limits
exceed · outperform · outclass · surpass · dwarf · dominate · upstage · outdo · obscure · diminish
solar
Of the star
partial · corona · umbra · penumbra · syzygy · path of totality · diamond ring · first contact · ingress · egress
shadow
Light blocked by object
dusk · gloom · nightfall · obscurity · darkening · nocturnal · moonless · starless · pitch-black · umbral
veil
Fabric that obscures
hide · cloak · cover · shadow · block · blot out · screen · curtain · blanket · conceal
orbit
Curved celestial path
- transitMovement between places
- occultationCelestial body blocking another
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
perigee · apogee · solstice · equinox · zenith · meridian · astronomy · telescope · phase · satellite
portent
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
premonition · prophecy · divination · superstition · foreshadowing · presage · auspice · warning · fate · doom
- astronomystars, moon, sun, planet, planets
- Nightmoon, stars, moonlight, starlight, midnight
- night skystars, moon, constellations, shooting stars, constellation
- spacespace, sun, moon, stars, star
- astronomy termsstar, meteor shower, galaxy, aurora, northern lights
- celestialsun, moon, stars, planet, planets
eclipsereveal
Make something visible
unveiling · illumination · emergence · exposure · clear
eclipsespotlight
Concentrated illumination source
highlight · accentuate · showcase · underscore · elevate
eclipserise
Move to higher position
ascent · flourishing · flowering · blossoming · prominence
- solar eclipseMoon obscuring the sun
- lunar eclipseEarth blocks sunlight reaching moon
- total eclipseComplete blocking of light
- total solar eclipseMoon fully covers sun
- eclipse glassesFilters for viewing sun
- partial eclipseHeavenly body partly obscured
eclipsed, eclipses, eclipsing, ecliptic, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, total eclipse, partial eclipse, annular eclipse