obscurations
Things that hide
Obscurations are things that obscure—that block, dim, or make unclear.
The word appears most often in technical contexts: atmospheric obscurations reduce visibility for pilots; obscurations of the sun occur during eclipses.
In religious and philosophical writing, obscurations are mental or spiritual hindrances that cloud understanding or perception: The practice aims to remove the obscurations that prevent enlightenment.
Concealment through visual blending
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- smokescreenConcealment through misdirection
- obfuscationDeliberate concealment through confusion
hiding · veiling · cloaking · masking · shrouding · screening · blurring · clouding
Celestial body blocks another
- occultationCelestial body blocking another
- transitMovement between places
- umbraComplete shadow region
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
totality · annular · corona · syzygy · solar · lunar · celestial · shadow
Complete closure or blockage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
barrier · clog · dam · stoppage · congestion · hindrance · interference · occlusion
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- smokescreenConcealment through misdirection
obfuscation · hiding · veiling · cloaking · masking · shrouding · screening · blurring · clouding · darkening
eclipse
Celestial body blocks another
- occultationCelestial body blocking another
- transitMovement between places
- umbraComplete shadow region
penumbra · totality · annular · corona · syzygy · solar · lunar · celestial · shadow · darkening
occlusion
Complete closure or blockage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
obstacle · barrier · clog · dam · stoppage · congestion · hindrance · interference · occlusion · plug
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
smog · murk · gloom · overcast · pollution · dust · smoke · vapor · condensation · precipitation
obscurationsrevelations
Surprising facts made known
illuminations · clarifications · disclosures · exposures · unveilings
obscurationsclarifications
Statements removing ambiguity
elucidations · explanations · illuminations · explications · enlightenments