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eclipse vs total eclipse

total eclipse vs eclipse

eclipse and total eclipse both are nouns.

eclipse is a verb but total eclipse is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eclipse Yes No Yes No
total eclipse Yes No No No
As nouns, total eclipse is a hyponym of eclipse; that is, total eclipse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eclipse:
  • eclipse: one celestial body obscures another
  • total eclipse: an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured
Other hyponyms of eclipse include solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, partial eclipse.
eclipse (noun) total eclipse (noun)
one celestial body obscures another an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured
eclipse (verb) total eclipse (verb)
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
be greater in significance than
Difference between eclipse and total eclipse

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