total eclipse

noun

: an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by the shadow or body of another

Examples of total eclipse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All three total eclipses, regardless of location, were equally mind-blowing. —

Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024 Katie Mayer remembered making box eclipse viewers in elementary school and has been fascinated by them since but had never seen a total eclipse. —

Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024 According to the Official Charts Company, Brat’s first-week total eclipses that of her 2022 No. 1 Crash. —

Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 June 2024 The hundreds on Luna Pier beach cheered as the darkness reached its peak, and the total eclipse could be viewed in the sky with the naked eye, the sun's glowing, dancing corona edge visible around a jet-black circle. —

Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for total eclipse

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Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of total eclipse was in 1671

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“Total eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total%20eclipse. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.

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