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occultation vs partial eclipse

partial eclipse vs occultation

occultation and partial eclipse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occultation Yes No No No
partial eclipse Yes No No No
As nouns, partial eclipse is a hyponym of occultation; that is, partial eclipse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occultation:
  • occultation: one celestial body obscures another
  • partial eclipse: an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
Other hyponyms of occultation include solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, total eclipse.
occultation (noun) partial eclipse (noun)
one celestial body obscures another an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
Difference between occultation and partial eclipse

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