Definitions for: Occultation


[n] one celestial body obscures another



Webster (1913) Definition: Oc`cul*ta"tion, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr.
occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf.F. occultation. See
Occult.]
1. (Astron.) 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.

2. Fig.: The state of being occult.

The reappearance of such an author after those long
periods of occultation. --Jeffrey.

Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle.

Synonyms: eclipse

See Also: break, egress, emersion, immersion, ingress, interruption, lunar eclipse, partial eclipse, solar eclipse, total eclipse

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