eclipse

IPA: ɪkɫˈɪps

(astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
(ornithology) A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
Obscurity, decline, downfall.

Examples of "eclipse" in Sentences

It is the only total eclipse of the three.
Once Rahu approached with his mouth agape to eclipse the Sun.
In the eclipsed conformation the torsional angle is minimized.
The Church will be eclipsed, the world will be in consternation.
A Lunar eclipse is when the moon is occluded by the Earth's shadow.
As the article says, it went into an eclipse then was resuscitated.
As it is, the section is threatening to eclipse the rest of the article.
Any book on eclipses treats eclipse periodicity and lists the same cycles.
Of these, the lineage of Eclipse is predominant in the modern Thoroughbred.
A simulated view of the earth from the center of the moon at maximal eclipse.
The word 'eclipse' comes from the Greek word ékleipsis, or ekleíp (ein), which means to leave out, forsake, fail to appear
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.
The word eclipse comes from the Greek for "abandonment," and captures the sense of foreboding the sun's vanishing act inspired even in civilizations whose astronomers had figured out why and when the darkness would fall.