(~s, eclipsing, ~d)
1.
An ~ of the sun is an occasion when the moon is between the earth and the sun, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the sun. An ~ of the moon is an occasion when the earth is between the sun and the moon, so that for a short time you cannot see part or all of the moon.
...an ~ of the sun.
...the total lunar ~.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft adj N, N of n
2.
If one thing is ~d by a second thing that is bigger, newer, or more important than it, the first thing is no longer noticed because the second thing gets all the attention.
The gramophone had been ~d by new technology such as the compact disc...
= overshadow
VERB: be V-ed