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occultation vs lunar eclipse

lunar eclipse vs occultation

occultation and lunar eclipse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occultation Yes No No No
lunar eclipse Yes No No No
As nouns, lunar eclipse is a hyponym of occultation; that is, lunar eclipse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occultation:
  • occultation: one celestial body obscures another
  • lunar eclipse: the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
Other hyponyms of occultation include solar eclipse, total eclipse, partial eclipse.
occultation (noun) lunar eclipse (noun)
one celestial body obscures another the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
Difference between occultation and lunar eclipse

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