01 n. The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; -- applied especially to eclipses of sta…
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The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; -- applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by their primaries.(Astron.)
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2.
The state of being occult.(Fig.:)“The reappearance of such an author after those long periods of occultation.” — Jeffrey.
Phrases & compounds
Circle of perpetual occultation —
See under Circle.