occulting
1Occulting — Oc*cult ing, n. Same as {Occultation}. [1913 Webster] …
2occulting — adjective Etymology: from present participle of occult (I) : of or relating to any of various devices for cutting off from view a light or light giving body an occulting disk located in the optical system of the coronagraph blacks out … the face… …
3occulting light — n. an intermittent light in a lighthouse, lightship, etc., characterized by a period of light that equals or exceeds the period of darkness …
4Occulting disk — An occulting disk is a small disk used in a telescope to block the view of a bright object in order to allow observation of a fainter one. The coronagraph, at its simplest, is an occulting disk in the focal plane of a telescope, or in front of… …
5Occulting light — An occulting light is a rhythmic light in which the total duration of light in each period is clearly longer than the total duration of darkness and in which the intervals of darkness (occultations) are all of equal duration. [cite web title =… …
6occulting — A flashing light in which the periods of illumination are more clearly predominant than the periods of darkness …
7occulting light — Navig. a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals. [1890 95] * * * …
8occulting light — noun A light in which the total duration of light in each period is clearly longer than the total duration of darkness and in which the intervals of darkness (occultations) are all of equal duration …
9occulting light — noun a light in a lighthouse or buoy which shines for a longer period than that for which it is cut off …
10occulting light — noun : a navigational light whose beam is interrupted at regular intervals by a brief period of darkness …
