Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,898,208,765 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

eclipse
(redirected from Partial eclipses)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
eclipse verb adumbrate, becloud, block, by far exxeed, by far outweigh, cloak, cloud, conceal, cover, dwarf, enshroud, exceed, far exceed, far outweigh, hide, overshadow, shade, shadow, surpass
See also: blind, cloak, conceal, ensconce, enshroud, obfuscate, obnubilate, obscure, outbalance, outweigh, overcome, predominate, shroud, surmount, surpass, transcend


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Legal browser?   Full browser?
 
Images depicting how sunlight interacts with forests, fields, and clouds reveal the sun's beauty, while others present rare views of full and partial eclipses and auroras.
As the eclipse path stretches through central Austria and Hungary, the umbra narrowly misses Vienna and Budapest, both of which experience partial eclipses similar to Paris.
Since there are two such points, partial eclipses take place during two seasons of around 37 days every six months or so - a fact recognised as long ago as 747BC by the Chaldeans of South Babylonia.
 
 
 
Legal Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.