solar eclipse

noun

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

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The Aries solar eclipse on the 29th highlights your relationships—so be open to unexpected shifts in this arena. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025 But this time, the moon itself scootched between the instrument and the sun, allowing CCOR-1 to briefly witness a true solar eclipse in space. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025 The Virgo solar eclipse can prompt you to question your boundaries for security purposes. Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025 The recent solar eclipse in Virgo lit up your community and friendship sector, and now Libra Season and the Equinox turn your focus inward — to the hidden, the unsaid, the subconscious aspects of life (and of your own psyche). Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar eclipse

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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 4 Oct. 2025.

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solar eclipse

noun
: an eclipse of the sun by the moon

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