total eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by the shadow or body of another
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While folks in some states saw a total eclipse, Sacramento and other California cities only caught a partial glimpse.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
At up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds, the total eclipse was lengthier than the one that caught the eyes of Americans back in 2017, which maxed out at 2 minutes and 42 seconds.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Zookeepers and researchers in the U.S. won't get a chance to do this kind of research during a total eclipse again until 2044, when the next total eclipse in the contiguous U.S. will happen.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The clouds will begin to break by the afternoon, but the weather may still be mostly cloudy at the time of the total eclipse.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Depicting the total eclipse through the letters of Google, fans can enjoy the two subjects that often do not meet: art and science.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
This year, Nordgren partnered with New York State Parks to create the I Love NY total eclipse poster.
—Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
For those who traveled outside of the Kansas City area to be in the path of totality, there is a chance of high-level clouds increasing in the afternoon for the total eclipse, according to the weather service in Springfield.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
Thousands of people descended on the banks of Lake Champlain to take in the total eclipse.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
At up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds, the total eclipse was lengthier than the one that caught the eyes of Americans back in 2017, which maxed out at 2 minutes and 42 seconds.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Zookeepers and researchers in the U.S. won't get a chance to do this kind of research during a total eclipse again until 2044, when the next total eclipse in the contiguous U.S. will happen.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The clouds will begin to break by the afternoon, but the weather may still be mostly cloudy at the time of the total eclipse.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Depicting the total eclipse through the letters of Google, fans can enjoy the two subjects that often do not meet: art and science.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
This year, Nordgren partnered with New York State Parks to create the I Love NY total eclipse poster.
—Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
For those who traveled outside of the Kansas City area to be in the path of totality, there is a chance of high-level clouds increasing in the afternoon for the total eclipse, according to the weather service in Springfield.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
Thousands of people descended on the banks of Lake Champlain to take in the total eclipse.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Total eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total%20eclipse. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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