solar eclipse

noun

: an eclipse of the sun by the moon see eclipse illustration

Examples of solar eclipse in a Sentence

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Here’s the list of full moons remaining in 2025, according to the Farmers’ Almanac: Lunar and solar eclipses in 2025 In the lead-up to the fall season, two eclipse events will grace the sky. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 May 2025 Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau in Alaska will see a big partial solar eclipse. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025 How To Use Solar Eclipse Glasses The sun only occupies half a degree of the sky, so trying to find it while wearing solar eclipse glasses is not easy. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Bioelectrical synchronization of Picea abies during a solar eclipse Bulletin of the AAS. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar eclipse

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar eclipse was in 1602

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“Solar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20eclipse. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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solar eclipse

noun
: an eclipse of the sun by the moon

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