occultation
noun
- the state of becoming hidden or of disappearing from view
- Astron. the disappearance of a celestial body behind a closer, apparently larger celestial body
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(ŏkˌŭl-tāˈshən)
noun- The act of occulting or the state of being occulted.
- Astronomy
a. The passage of a celestial body across a line between an observer and another celestial object, as when the moon moves between Earth and the sun in a solar eclipse.
b. The progressive blocking of light, radio waves, or other radiation from a celestial source during such a passage.
c. An observational technique for determining the position or radiant structure of a celestial source so occulted: a lunar occultation of a quasar.
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