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occultation vs total eclipse

total eclipse vs occultation

occultation and total eclipse both are nouns.

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

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