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partial eclipse
noun
- an eclipse, esp of the sun, in which the body is only partially hidden Compare total eclipse annular eclipse
partial eclipse
- An eclipse in which only part of the surface of a celestial object is obscured.
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Example Sentences
The partial eclipse was so singular that it arrested the attention of Inez, who uttered the exclamation 14 we have recorded.
A partial eclipse of the sun will always occur about a fortnight before or after a total eclipse of the moon.
In short, her habitual self-confidence suffered partial eclipse.
The partial eclipse of the Sun of May 30, 1612, is recorded to have been seen “through a tube.”
Most of us have had an opportunity of seeing a partial eclipse, probably more than once; but few have seen a total eclipse.
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