Occultation definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary OCCULTA'TION, n. [L. occultatio ... 2005) n 1: one celestial body obscures another [syn: eclipse, occultation] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 15th century 1. the state ... star or planet by the moon Webster's 1913 Dictionary Occultation 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 ... reappearance of such an author after those long periods of occultation. --Jeffrey. Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Perpetual Per* ...
Circle of perpetual occultation definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Occultation 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 ... reappearance of such an author after those long periods of occultation. --Jeffrey. Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Circle Cir"cle ... equal to the latitude of the place. Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the boundary of the space ...
... 2005) n 1: one celestial body obscures another [syn: eclipse, occultation] v 1: be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed ... the passing into the shadow of a celestial body — compare occultation, transit 2. a falling into obscurity or decline; also the ... though of the nature of an eclipse, is called an occultation. The eclipse of a small portion of the sun by ... ASTRONOMY. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms I. n. 1. Occultation, eclipsing. 2. Obscuration, darkening, dimming, clouding, veiling, hiding, shrouding, disappearance, concealment, vanishing, occultation. 3. Extinguishment, extinction, obliteration, blotting out, destruction, annihilation. II. v ... obduce, obduction, obfuscate, obnubilate, obscuration, obscure, obscuring, obumbrate, occult, occultate, occultation, outshine, overcast, overcloud, overlay, overlaying, overshadow, overspread, overspreading, pargeting, ...
... feast of nectared sweets. --Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that ... other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation. Circle of perpetual apparition. See under Circle. Webster's 1913 ... equal to the latitude of the place. Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the boundary of the space around ...
... the reappearance of a celestial body after its eclipse or occultation. Etymology: LL emersio (as EMERGE) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Emersion ... The reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse or occultation; as, the emersion of the moon from the shadow of ...
... stars within this circle never set. 13. Circle of perpetual occultation, another lesser circle at a like distance from the equator ... equal to the latitude of the place. Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the boundary of the space around ...
... celestail body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the ... 1. Dipping, plunging, immersing. 2. Engagement, absorption. 3. ( Astron. ) Disappearance, occultation. 4. Baptism by dipping or immersion. Moby Thesaurus absorbed attention ...
... feast of nectared sweets. --Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that ...
... feast of nectared sweets. --Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that ...
... feast of nectared sweets. --Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that ...
... feast of nectared sweets. --Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that ...
... feast of nectared sweets. --Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that ...