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total eclipse

noun

  1. an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.

total eclipse

noun

  1. an eclipse as seen from a particular area of the earth's surface where the eclipsed body is completely hidden Compare annular eclipse partial eclipse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

total eclipse

  1. An eclipse in which the entire surface of a celestial object is obscured.
  2. See more at eclipse
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Origin of total eclipse1

First recorded in 1665–75
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