Eclipse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one celestial body obscures another

be greater in significance than

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪklˈɪps/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˈaɪdəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˈaɪdəz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪklˈɪps/.

Examples

the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
The Sun eclipses the moon today
Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

occultation occult overshadow dominate

Parts of Speech

noun	one celestial body obscures another
verb	be greater in significance than “the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”
verb	cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention “The Sun eclipses the moon today”

Word Forms

eclipse	verb	cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
eclipse	noun	one celestial body obscures another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Finsternis

Ein Himmelskörper verdeckt einen anderen

🇫🇷French

éclipse

un corps céleste en obscurcit un autre

🇮🇹Italian

eclissi

un corpo celeste ne oscura un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

verduistering

het ene hemellichaam verduistert het andere

🇷🇺Russian

затмение

одно небесное тело закрывает другое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रहण

एक खगोलीय पिंड दूसरे को अस्पष्ट कर देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রহন

একটি মহাকাশীয় দেহ আরেকটিকে অস্পষ্ট করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கிரகணம்

ஒரு வான உடல் மற்றொன்றை மறைக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రహణం

ఒక ఖగోళ శరీరం మరొకటి అస్పష్టంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्रहण

एक आकाशीय पिंड दुसर्याला अस्पष्ट करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રહણ

એક અવકાશી પદાર્થ બીજાને અસ્પષ્ટ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಹಣ

ಒಂದು ಆಕಾಶಕಾಯವು ಇನ್ನೊಂದನ್ನು ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രഹണം

ഒരു ആകാശ ശരീരം മറ്റൊന്നിനെ മറയ്ക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ

ਇੱਕ ਆਕਾਸ਼ੀ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੂਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چاند گرہن

ایک آسمانی جسم دوسرے کو دھندلا دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蚀

一个天体遮蔽了另一个天体

🇯🇵Japanese

日食

ある天体が別の天体を隠します

🇰🇷Korean

식

하나의 천체가 다른 천체를 가리고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhật thực

một thiên thể che khuất một thiên thể khác

🇹🇭Thai

คราส

เทห์ฟากฟ้าอันหนึ่งปิดบังอีกอันหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

gerhana

satu benda langit mengaburkan benda langit lainnya

🇲🇾Malay

gerhana

satu badan angkasa mengaburi yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كسوف

جرم سماوي يحجب آخر

🇮🇷Persian

کسوف

یک جرم آسمانی دیگری را پنهان می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

tutulma

bir gök cismi diğerini gizler

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַאֲפִּיל

גוף שמימי אחד מסתיר אחר

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