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Annular eclipse
A solar eclipse in which the thin outer disk of the sun can be seen as a ring around the moon
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A solar eclipse in which the thin outer disk of the sun can be seen as a ring around the moon
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Annular eclipse"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| annulusnoun | A ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure. |
| diamond ringnoun | By extension, an engagement ring, usually one given by a man to a woman. |
| planetary ringnoun | (astronomy) a ring of dust, moonlets and other matter that orbits a planet (such as Saturn) as a flat disc; gaps in the ring are due to the presence of shepherd moons |
| solar eclipsenoun | (astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun. |
| eclipsenoun | (astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter. |
| solar coronanoun | (astronomy) The upper atmosphere of the sun, only visible during a total solar eclipse |
| lunar eclipsenoun | (astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon. |
| ringshinenoun | (astronomy) Sunlight that is reflected from the ring around a planet (such as the one around Saturn), visible on the night side of the planet. |
| tutulemmanoun | (neologism) A photographed analemma that includes an image of a solar eclipse. |
| exoringnoun | (astronomy) a ring or ring system around an exoplanet (extrasolar planet) |
| circumplanetary disknoun | (astronomy) A torus-, pancake- or ring-shaped accumulation of matter in orbit around a planet. |
| lunar occultationnoun | (astronomy) The passage of the Moon, as it moves through the nighttime sky, in front of a celestial object, such as a star or planet. |
| path of totalitynoun | (astronomy) The path traced on the Earth's surface by the moon's shadow (more precisely, the umbra) during a total eclipse of the sun. |
| crown of aberrationnoun | (astronomy) A spurious circle around the true circle of the Sun. |
| ring systemnoun | (astronomy) The combined system or structure formed by all of the rings orbiting a planet |
| coronanoun | (astronomy) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse. |
| egressnoun | An exit or way out. |
| eclipticnoun | (astronomy) The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth. |
| ansanoun | (anatomy) A loop-shaped structure. |
| occultationnoun | (astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object. |
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