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# eclipse

noun (an eclipse, eclipses); verb (eclipse, eclipses, eclipsed, eclipsing)

«eclipse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and blocks the Sun's light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#m1)
2. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and its shadow falls on the Moon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#m2)
3. To eclipse something is to make it seem less important by being much better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, eclipses happen because the Sun, Earth and Moon line up; they show how shadows work. In safety, NEVER look straight at the Sun, even during a solar eclipse — it can blind you; use special eclipse glasses or a pinhole viewer. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch and can make the Moon look red. Phrases: «total eclipse», «partial eclipse».

### Examples

- We watched the solar eclipse through special glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x1)
- During a total eclipse the sky goes dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x2)
- A lunar eclipse can make the Moon look red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x3)
- Never look directly at the Sun during an eclipse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x4)
- Make a pinhole viewer to see the eclipse safely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x5)
- An eclipse happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth line up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x6)
- Her new record eclipsed the old one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x7)
- The birds went quiet during the eclipse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x8)
- May not, asks Mr. Batten, the Pancavudha Jataka be an idealised account of an eclipse of the moon? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/#x9)

### Note

Countable; «an eclipse». Spelled with «-ipse». Solar = Sun, lunar = Moon. Myth: a solar eclipse is dangerous because of special rays — no, the danger is simply staring at the Sun.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «eclipse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eclipse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eclipse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eclipse.html) on Mova free.