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e⋅clipse

  [i-klips] noun, verb, e⋅clipsed, e⋅clips⋅ing.
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–noun
1. Astronomy.
a. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse).
b. a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
c. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
2. any obscuration of light.
3. a reduction or loss of splendor, status, reputation, etc.: Scandal caused the eclipse of his career.
–verb (used with object)
4. to cause to undergo eclipse: The moon eclipsed the sun.
5. to make less outstanding or important by comparison; surpass: a soprano whose singing eclipsed that of her rivals.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME eclips(e), clips < AF, OF eclipse < L eclīpsis < Gk ékleipsis, equiv. to ekleíp(ein) to leave out, forsake, fail to appear (see ec- ) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
e⋅clips⋅er, noun
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e·clipse   (ĭ-klĭps')   


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n.  

    1. The partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another.

    2. The period of time during which such an obscuration occurs.

    3. A fall into obscurity or disuse; a decline: "A composer . . . often goes into eclipse after his death and never regains popularity" (Time).

    4. A disgraceful or humiliating end; a downfall: Revelations of wrongdoing helped bring about the eclipse of the governor's career.

  2. A temporary or permanent dimming or cutting off of light.

    1. A fall into obscurity or disuse; a decline: "A composer . . . often goes into eclipse after his death and never regains popularity" (Time).

    2. A disgraceful or humiliating end; a downfall: Revelations of wrongdoing helped bring about the eclipse of the governor's career.

tr.v.   e·clipsed, e·clips·ing, e·clips·es

    1. To cause an eclipse of.

    2. To obscure; darken.

    3. To obscure or diminish in importance, fame, or reputation.

    4. To surpass; outshine: an outstanding performance that eclipsed the previous record.

    1. To obscure or diminish in importance, fame, or reputation.

    2. To surpass; outshine: an outstanding performance that eclipsed the previous record.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin eclīpsis, from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein, to fail to appear, suffer an eclipse : ek-, out; see ecto- + leipein, to leave; see leikw- in Indo-European roots.]
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Cultural Dictionary

eclipse

In astronomy, the blocking out of light from one object by the intervention of another object. The most dramatic eclipses visible from the Earth are eclipses of the sun (when sunlight is blocked by the moon) and eclipses of the moon (when sunlight on its way to the moon is blocked by the Earth).

Note: The term eclipse is also used to refer to a general decline or temporary obscurity: “After taking the title last year, the team has gone into an eclipse this season.”
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Word Origin & History

eclipse 
c.1280, from O.Fr. eclipse, from L. eclipsis, from Gk. ekleipsis "a leaving out, forsaking, an eclipse," from ekleipein "to forsake a usual place, fail to appear, be eclipsed," from ek "out" + leipein "to leave" (cognate with L. linquere; see relinquish). The celestial ecliptic (c.1391) is the circle in the sky followed by the Sun, so called because eclipses happen only when the Moon is near the line.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

ECLIPSE
A Prolog + CLP compiler from ECRC.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Bible Dictionary

Eclipse

of the sun alluded to in Amos 8:9; Micah 3:6; Zech. 14:6; Joel 2:10. Eclipses were regarded as tokens of God's anger (Joel 3:15; Job 9:7). The darkness at the crucifixion has been ascribed to an eclipse (Matt. 27:45); but on the other hand it is argued that the great intensity of darkness caused by an eclipse never lasts for more than six minutes, and this darkness lasted for three hours. Moreover, at the time of the Passover the moon was full, and therefore there could not be an eclipse of the sun, which is caused by an interposition of the moon between the sun and the earth.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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