totality
/tə(ʊ)ˈtalɪti
/noun (plural totalities)
1The whole of something: the totality of their current policies...
- Each social construction is then part of a larger whole - a totality.
- Yoga is then not just exercise and stretches, but encompasses the totality of the whole person.
- He posed once the idea to me that the whole, the totality of the universe is just perception.
Synonyms
entirety, entireness, wholeness, fullness, completeness, inclusiveness, unity
aggregate, whole, total, sum, sum total, entirety, beginning and end, alpha and omega, be-all and end-all;
all, everything
1.1 Astronomy The moment or duration of total obscuration of the sun or moon during an eclipse.Only the eastern coast of North America will see the eclipse totality, as the Moon rises....
- As the eclipse reached totality that had fallen to just 83 degrees.
- To get totality, the Moon must be near enough and the Sun far enough such that the lunar disk can completely block the Sun.
Phrases
in its totality