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occultation

/ok-uhl-tey-shuhn/US // ˌɒk ʌlˈteɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌɒkʌlˈteɪʃən) //

掩星,掩蔽,隐没,掩星术

Related Words

blind盲人,盲目,盲目的,瞎子hideaway隐居地,隐蔽处,隐居,隐蔽的地方covering覆盖,覆盖面,涵盖,覆盖率mask面罩,面具,掩码,掩饰privacy隐私,隐私问题,隐私保护,隐私性camouflage伪装,迷彩,迷彩画,迷彩服disguise伪装,掩饰,伪装成,隐蔽性secretion分泌物,分泌,分离,泌尿front前面,前面的,正面,前方curtain帘子,窗帘,帷幕,门帘obliteration湮灭,湮没,遗忘,销毁veil面纱,遮盖物,幔子,纱幔cover-up遮掩,掩饰,遮盖物,遮盖beard胡子,胡须,大胡子,髯须wraps包裹,包装,包围,包覆laundromat自助洗衣店,自助洗衣房,自助洗衣厂,自助洗衣机dissimulation异想天开,异装癖,骗人,骗人的东西decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降shroud护罩,裹尸布,笼罩,遮盖物diminution缩减,缩水,减弱,减少

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Astronomy. the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied especially to the moon's coming between an observer and a star or planet.
    • : disappearance from view or notice.
    • : the act of blocking or hiding from view.
    • : the resulting hidden or concealed state.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inconcealment
Synonyms
beard胡子,胡须,大胡子,髯须blind盲人,盲目,盲目的,瞎子camouflage伪装,迷彩,迷彩画,迷彩服cover覆盖,掩护,报道,涵盖cover-up遮掩,掩饰,遮盖物,遮盖covering覆盖,覆盖面,涵盖,覆盖率curtain帘子,窗帘,帷幕,门帘disguise伪装,掩饰,伪装成,隐蔽性dissimulation异想天开,异装癖,骗人,骗人的东西front前面,前面的,正面,前方hideaway隐居地,隐蔽处,隐居,隐蔽的地方laundromat自助洗衣店,自助洗衣房,自助洗衣厂,自助洗衣机mask面罩,面具,掩码,掩饰obliteration湮灭,湮没,遗忘,销毁privacy隐私,隐私问题,隐私保护,隐私性secretion分泌物,分泌,分离,泌尿veil面纱,遮盖物,幔子,纱幔wraps包裹,包装,包围,包覆fig leaf无花果叶子,无花果叶,无花果树叶,无花果树叶子hide-out隐蔽处,藏身处,藏身之地,隐蔽的地方obscuration遮蔽性,遮蔽,朦胧,朦胧化red herring红鲱鱼,红线,红鱼,红旗smoke screen烟幕,烟幕弹,烟屏,烟窗
as ineclipse
Synonyms
concealment隐蔽性,隐瞒,隐匿,掩饰darkening变黑,变暗,黑化,发暗decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降diminution缩减,缩水,减弱,减少dimming调光,调频,调色,调亮extinction灭绝,消灭,灭亡,灭顶之灾obliteration湮灭,湮没,遗忘,销毁penumbra半身像,半影,半边天,半身人shading遮阳,阴影,遮蔽,遮盖物shroud护罩,裹尸布,笼罩,遮盖物veil面纱,遮盖物,幔子,纱幔extinguishment熄灭,消灭,灭亡,灭绝obscuration遮蔽性,遮蔽,朦胧,朦胧化

Examples

  • The answer: by watching the asteroid directly pass in front of a star, which is called occultation.

  • An occultation of a planet is obviously still more interesting than that of a star.

  • In any case, no displacement of a star by atmospheric refraction at occultation has been surely recorded.

  • Its geographical position is pretty accurately laid down from occultation and other observations.

  • This is the first occultation of a star or planet by the Moon observed and recorded in England.

  • They had already proceeded together to the Cape of Good Hope on two occasions to study an eclipse and an occultation.

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