occultation

• Substantivo que designa o evento em que um corpo celeste é ocultado ou eclipsado por outro, como quando a Lua passa diante de uma estrela ou 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.

   Ocultação

   • 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.

   Sinônimoseclipse