Illustration of eclipse
- E earth
- M moon in solar eclipse
- P penumbra
- S sun
- U umbra
1
a
: the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
b
: the passing into the shadow of a celestial body compare occultation, transit
2
: a falling into obscurity or decline
3
: the state of being in eclipse plumage
eclipsed; eclipsing
Examples of eclipse in a Sentence
Noun
an eclipse of the sun
The popularity of television led to the eclipse of the radio drama.
an artist whose reputation has long been in eclipse
Verb
The sun was partially eclipsed by the moon.
Train travel was eclipsed by the growth of commercial airlines.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander captures eclipse from moon
Blue Ghost's first look of the eclipse came at about 1:30 a.m. EST Friday from the spacecraft's landing site in Mare Crisium, a 300-mile-wide basin on the near side of the moon believed to have been created by volcanic eruptions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
These endowments will soon eclipse $1 trillion in size.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Moscow will see only a 2% eclipse, at 2:49 p.m. MSK.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander captures eclipse from moon
Blue Ghost's first look of the eclipse came at about 1:30 a.m. EST Friday from the spacecraft's landing site in Mare Crisium, a 300-mile-wide basin on the near side of the moon believed to have been created by volcanic eruptions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
None of the Packers receivers also eclipsed 1,000 yards in 2024.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
These endowments will soon eclipse $1 trillion in size.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eclipse. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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eclipse
1 of 2 noun1
a
: the total or partial hiding of a planet, star, or moon by another
b
: the passing into the shadow of a planet, star, or moon
2
: a falling into disgrace or out of use or public favor
eclipse
2 of 2 verb
eclipsed; eclipsing
1
: to cause an eclipse of
2
a
: to reduce in importance
b
: to do or be much better than : outshine
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