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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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appulse
English
Etymology
Latin appulsus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æp?ls/
Noun
appulse (plural appulses)
- An energetic movement towards or against something
- (astronomy) conjunction or occultation
- (astronomy) a close approach of two heavenly bodies
Anagrams
- papules, upleaps
Latin
Participle
appulse
- vocative masculine singular of appulsus
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