occultation / ˌɒk ʌlˈteɪ ʃən /

⚽高中词汇掩星掩蔽隐没掩星术

occultation 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  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.
  2. disappearance from view or notice.
  3. the act of blocking or hiding from view.
  4. the resulting hidden or concealed state.

occultation 近义词

occultation

等同于 concealment

occultation

等同于 eclipse

更多occultation例句

  1. The answer: by watching the asteroid directly pass in front of a star, which is called occultation.
  2. An occultation of a planet is obviously still more interesting than that of a star.
  3. In any case, no displacement of a star by atmospheric refraction at occultation has been surely recorded.
  4. Its geographical position is pretty accurately laid down from occultation and other observations.
  5. This is the first occultation of a star or planet by the Moon observed and recorded in England.
  6. They had already proceeded together to the Cape of Good Hope on two occasions to study an eclipse and an occultation.