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annular eclipse

–noun
an eclipse of the sun in which a portion of its surface is visible as a ring surrounding the dark moon.
Compare total eclipse.


Origin:
1720–30
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annular eclipse  
n.  A solar eclipse in which the moon covers all but a bright ring around the circumference of the sun.
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annular eclipse  
See under eclipse.
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