| 单词 | occultation |
| 释义 | occultation /ok'ul tay"sheuhn/, n. 1. Astron. the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied esp. to the moon's coming between an observer and a star or planet. 2. disappearance from view or notice. 3. the act of blocking or hiding from view. 4. the resulting hidden or concealed state. [1375-1425; late ME < L occultation- (s. of occultatio) a hiding, equiv. to occultat(us) (ptp. of occultare to conceal, keep something hidden, freq. of occulere; see OCCULT) + -ion- -ION] |
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