occultation

• Sustantivo que designa el fenómeno por el cual un cuerpo celeste queda oculto o eclipsado por otro, por ejemplo, cuando la Luna pasa delante de una estrella o un planeta.

A noun referring to an event in which one celestial body is hidden or obscured by another, such as when the Moon passes in front of a star or planet.

1. Astronomical eventC1formalscientific

   An event where one celestial body is hidden by another that passes between it and the observer.

   Ocultación astronómica

   • The occultation of Mars by the Moon was visible last night.
   • Astronomers observed the occultation of a distant star by an asteroid.
   • The satellite recorded the occultation of the sun by the planet.

   Sinónimoseclipse