The partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another.
The period of time during which such an obscuration occurs.
A fall into obscurity or disuse; a decline: "A composer . . . often goes into eclipse after his death and never regains popularity"(Time).
A disgraceful or humiliating end; a downfall: Revelations of wrongdoing helped bring about the eclipse of the governor's career.
A temporary or permanent dimming or cutting off of light.
A fall into obscurity or disuse; a decline: "A composer . . . often goes into eclipse after his death and never regains popularity"(Time).
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
To cause an eclipse of.
To obscure; darken.
To obscure or diminish in importance, fame, or reputation.
To surpass; outshine: an outstanding performance that eclipsed the previous record.
To obscure or diminish in importance, fame, or reputation.
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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