Definition & Meaning of "eclipse"

Eclipse

a period during which the sun or the moon is shadowed by a dark circle

to eclipse

to overshadow another astrological body

to become more successful, important, or powerful that someone or something else in a way that they become unnoticeable

eclipse

Example

During the eclipse, the sky darkened as the moon blocked out the sun's light.

The eclipse was in August.

During the eclipse, the moon cast an umbra on the Earth's surface.

The prodigious eclipse was interpreted as a bad omen by the ancient civilization.

The eclipse is predicted to fall later this month.

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