total eclipse

noun

: an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by the shadow or body of another

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The total eclipse began at 2:26 a.m. EDT and lasted a little over an hour, according to NASA. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025 The total eclipse will last over an hour, with the partial eclipse visible for several hours. — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 No avid skywatcher ever misses a total eclipse of the moon. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 Mar. 2025 Here's what to know Additionally, Blue Ghost plans to capture high-definition imagery of a total eclipse as the Earth blocks the sun just before a lunar sunset ushers in frigid lunar night a couple days later. — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for total eclipse

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First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of total eclipse was in 1671

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