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astronomical
English
Alternative forms
- astron. (abbreviation)
Etymology
Attested since at least 1550, from Middle French astronomique or directly from Latin astronomicus, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (astronomikós).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æs.t???n?m.?k.?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æst???n??m?k?l/
- Rhymes: -?m?k?l
Adjective
astronomical (comparative more astronomical, superlative most astronomical)
- (not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy.
- (comparable) Very large; of vast measure.
Synonyms
- (relating to astronomy): astronomic
Derived terms
Related terms
- astronomic
- astronomy
Translations
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occultation
English
Etymology
From Latin occult?ti?nem, accusative singular of occult?ti? (“concealment; insinuation”), from occult?re, present active infinitive of occult? (“to conceal, hide”); analysable as occult +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??k?l?te??(?)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??k?l?te??(?)n/
- Hyphenation: oc?cul?ta?tion
Noun
occultation (countable and uncountable, plural occultations)
- (astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.
- Synonym: eclipse
- The state of being occult (“hidden, undetected”).
- Synonyms: hiddenness, invisibility, occultness
- (Shia Islam) The disappearance of the Twelfth Imam, or Mahdi, who is believed alive and present in this world, but hidden until his reappearance at the end of time.
Alternative forms
- accultation (rare)
Derived terms
- deoccultation
- lunar occultation
- nonoccultation
- preoccultation
Translations
See also
- eclipse
- syzygy
References
Further reading
- occultation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- occultation (Islam) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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