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Meaning of "solar eclipse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLAR ECLIPSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLAR ECLIPSE

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Solar eclipse is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOLAR ECLIPSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Solar eclipse

As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment referred to as syzygy. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses only part of the Sun is obscured. If the Moon were in a perfectly circular orbit, a little closer to the Earth, and in the same orbital plane, there would be total solar eclipses every single month. However, the Moon's orbit is inclined at more than 5 degrees to Earth's orbit around the Sun so its shadow at new moon usually misses Earth. Earth's orbit is called the ecliptic plane as the Moon's orbit must cross this plane in order for an eclipse to occur. In addition, the Moon's actual orbit is elliptical, often taking it far enough away from Earth that its apparent size is not large enough to block the Sun totally.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLAR ECLIPSE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLAR ECLIPSE

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Synonyms and antonyms of solar eclipse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «solar eclipse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOLAR ECLIPSE

Find out the translation of solar eclipse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of solar eclipse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solar eclipse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

日食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eclipse solar
570 millions of speakers

English

solar eclipse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूर्यग्रहण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كسوف الشمس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солнечное затмение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eclipse solar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূর্যগ্রহণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éclipse solaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

gerhana matahari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenfinsternis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日食
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Solar gerhana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhật thực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூரிய கிரகணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूर्यग्रहण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güneş tutulması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eclissi solare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaćmienie Słońca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонячне затемнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eclipsă de soare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλιακή έκλειψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sonsverduistering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solförmörkelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solformørkelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of solar eclipse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLAR ECLIPSE»

The term «solar eclipse» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about solar eclipse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLAR ECLIPSE»

Discover the use of solar eclipse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solar eclipse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Empire and the Sun: Victorian Solar Eclipse Expeditions
This book tells the full story of these expeditions: the long periods of planning and financing, and the day-to-day work of getting to field sites, setting up camp, and preparing, observing, and recording eclipses.
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, 2002
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Eclipse Interpretation Manual
The eclipse is viewed as part of a sequence.
Rose Lineman, 2000
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Total Solar Eclipse 2008 & 2009
Sir Patrick Moore oiie, veteran British astronomer, 1999 A total solar eclipse is the most moving experience on Earth for many of those who witness one. While some feel unrestrained joy at the sight of totality, others feel an equally powerful ...
Sheridan Williams
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Your Prenatal Eclipse
This book gives a fascinating look into the effects that the solar eclipse prior to birth has upon each individual.
Rose Lineman, 2000
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The Great Solar Eclipse of March 15th, 1858. [Signed: J. C. ...
The solar eclipse of June 24th, 3.0. 772, receded the year of the birth of Romulus; that of July 6th, 'ac. 753,1s erroneously stated in an old calendar to have happened on April 21st, the very day on which the foundations of Rome were laid .
J. C. B., 1858
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The Solar System
A solar eclipse (p. 38) occurs if a new moon passes between the sun and Earth and the moon's shadow sweeps over Earth's surface along the path of totality (p. 41). Observers inside the path of totality see a total solar eclipse (p. 40), and ...
Michael Seeds, Dana Backman, 2012
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Scientific Development and Misconceptions Through the Ages: ...
about 400 times the diameter of the moon, a total solar eclipse is possible because the moon is about 400 times smaller than the sun and is much closer to the Earth than the sun. A total solar eclipse lasts about 7 !/2 minutes. To the ancients, a ...
Robert E. Krebs, 1999
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The World of Physics
The solar eclipse or eclipse of the sun Records of solar eclipses have been kept since the time of the ancient Chinese who were afraid of them, thinking that a heavenly dog was trying to devour the sun. The philosophers of ancient Greece ...
John Avison, 1989
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Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac
Figure 8.2421.1 Known geometric parameters in the limiting configuration for a partial solar eclipse, when the Moon is internally tangent. As seen by an observer at O, the apparent disks of the Sun and the Moon are internally tangent along the  ...
P. Kenneth Seidelmann, 2006
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Popular Mechanics
PM flew 10,000 miles across the Pacific with a group of astronomers, gambling we'd see the longest total eclipse of the 1980s. BY DENNIS ESKOW SCIENCE EDITOR n a soccer field at the jungle's edge in the. Chasing a solar eclipse.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLAR ECLIPSE»

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Cosmic gazing: Eclipses in 2015
A solar eclipse always happens within two weeks of a lunar eclipse or vice versa. In 2015 there was a total solar eclipse March 20, followed by a "Blood Moon" ... «CBS News, Apr 15»
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Watch highlights from the solar eclipse as seen from Newquay in …
Millions have turned out to witness Britain enter the twilight zone of a near-total solar eclipse, despite much of the country being covered by cloud. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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'Breathtaking' solar eclipse witnessed by millions
Millions of people in the UK and northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years. A great swathe of the Earth's surface was plunged into darkness ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
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Polar bear attacks tourist camping out ahead of solar eclipse
One of the best places on Earth to experience Friday's solar eclipse is on the remote Norwegian islands of Svalbard. They also happen to be full of polar bears. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
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Will the March 20th Total Solar Eclipse Impact Europe's Solar …
The magnitude of the March 20th solar eclipse across Europe. ... Although the 2014 partial solar eclipse only obscured 30 to 50% of the Sun, solar electric ... «Universe Today, Mar 15»
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What Happens to a PV-Powered Country During a Massive Solar
The world's most sun-powered nation is about to encounter an unusual complication: the moon. When a solar eclipse sweeps across Europe on the morning of ... «Greentech Media, Mar 15»
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Solar eclipse will plunge Britain into morning twilight
But anyone wishing to see a total solar eclipse will have to visit the Faroes or Northern Scandinavia, where the Sun will be totally covered for around two minutes ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Hubble captures triple solar eclipse on Jupiter
... standing on Jupiter, it would be like three solar eclipses happening at once, astronomers said. ... Jupiter is a sort of mini-solar system inside our solar system. «CNN, Feb 15»
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Probing Pluto's Paltry Atmosphere Using A Solar Eclipse And …
Probing Pluto's Paltry Atmosphere Using A Solar Eclipse And Spacecraft ... shadow, creating an effect just like a solar eclipse here on Earth,” wrote Joel Parker, ... «Universe Today, Dec 14»
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Partial Solar Eclipse Occurs Today: Watch It Live
A partial solar eclipse will darken North American skies Thursday afternoon (Oct. 23), and you can watch the dramatic celestial event online if clouds hinder your ... «Space.com, Oct 14»

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