obscuration
51occultations — É‘kÊŒl teɪʃn / É’k n. obscuration, act of hiding from view; eclipse, obscuration of one celestial body by another closer celestial body (Astronomy); hiddenness, concealment; act of disappearing from view …
52Eclipse — E*clipse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eclipsed} ([ e]*kl[i^]pst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eclipsing}.] 1. To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; said of a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun. [1913 Webster] 2. To obscure, darken, or… …
53Eclipsed — Eclipse E*clipse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eclipsed} ([ e]*kl[i^]pst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eclipsing}.] 1. To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; said of a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun. [1913 Webster] 2. To obscure, darken, or …
54Eclipsing — Eclipse E*clipse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eclipsed} ([ e]*kl[i^]pst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eclipsing}.] 1. To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; said of a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun. [1913 Webster] 2. To obscure, darken, or …
55Impuration — Im pu*ra tion, n. Defilement; obscuration. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …
56Obscurement — Ob*scure ment ([o^]b*sk[=u]r ment), n. The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration. Pomfret. [1913 Webster] …
57Scotomy — Scot o*my, n. [NL. scotomia, from Gr. ? dizziness, fr. ? to darken, fr. sko tos darkness: cf. F. scotomie.] 1. Dizziness with dimness of sight. [Obs.] Massinger. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of …
58ceiling — The height above the Earth’s surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuration phenomena that is reported as “broken,” “overcast,” or “obscured” and not classified as “thin” or “partial.” …
59obscure — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French oscur, obscur, from Latin obscurus Date: 15th century 1. a. dark, dim b. shrouded in or hidden by darkness c. not clearly seen or easily distinguished ; faint < ob …
60Kuiper belt — Known objects in the Kuiper belt, derived from data from the Minor Planet Center. Obje …
