different between observer vs occultation

English

Etymology

From observe +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?z?v?/, /?b-/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?z??v?/, /?b-/

Noun

observer (plural observers)

1. One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice

2. One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.

3. A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate

4. A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.

5. (military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft

6. (military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post

Hyponyms

• air observer
• interobserver
• political observer

Synonyms

• beholder (sense 1 only)

Derived terms

Related terms

• observer pattern

Translations

Further reading

• observer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• observer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin observ?re, present active infinitive of observo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p.s??.ve/

Verb

observer

1. to observe, watch
2. to note, notice
3. to keep, maintain

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “observer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

observer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of observ?

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

observer

1. imperative of observere

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)

1. (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
2. The state of being occult (“hidden, undetected”).

   Synonyms: hiddenness, invisibility, occultness
3. (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