OCCULTATION


Meaning of OCCULTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌä-(ˌ)kəl-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : the state of being hidden from view or lost to notice

2. : the interruption of the light from a celestial body or of the signals from a spacecraft by the intervention of a celestial body ; especially : an eclipse of a star or planet by the moon

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.