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occultation vs solar eclipse

solar eclipse vs occultation

occultation and solar eclipse both are nouns.

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

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