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A phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eclipse, occultation
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Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
maansverduistering
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Arabic:
خُسُوف اَلْقَمَر
(ḵusūf al-qamar)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Armenian:
Լուսնի խավարում
(Lusni xavarum)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Basque:
ilargi eklipse
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Belarusian:
месячнае зацьменне
(mjesjačnaje zacʹmjennje)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Bengali:
চন্দ্রগ্রহণ
(condrogrohon)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Central Bikol:
pagkulop nin bulan
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Bulgarian:
лунно затъмнение
(lunno zatǎmnenie)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Catalan:
eclipsi de Lluna
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Chinese Cantonese:
月食
(jyut6 sik6)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Chinese Cantonese:
月蝕 /月蚀
(jyut6 sik6)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Chinese Mandarin:
月食
(yuèshí)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Chinese Mandarin:
月蝕 /月蚀
(yuèshí)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Crimean Tatar:
ay tutuluvı
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Czech:
zatmění měsíce
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Danish:
måneformørkelse
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Dutch:
maansverduistering
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Esperanto:
luna eklipso
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Estonian:
kuuvarjutus
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Finnish:
kuunpimennys
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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French:
éclipse lunaire
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Galician:
eclipse lunar
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Georgian:
მთვარის დაბნელება
(mtvaris dabneleba)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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German:
Mondfinsternis
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Greek:
έκλειψη Σελήνης
(ékleipsi Selínis)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Gujarati:
ચંદ્રગ્રહણ
(candragrahaṇ)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Hebrew:
ליקוי ירח
(likúl yaréah)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Hindi:
चंद्रग्रहण
(candragrahaṇ)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Hungarian:
holdfogyatkozás
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Icelandic:
tunglmyrkvi
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Indonesian:
gerhana bulan
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Italian:
eclisse lunare
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Italian:
eclissi lunare
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Japanese:
月食
(gesshoku)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Japhug:
slɤzɯn
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Javanese:
grahana rembulan
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Kabyle:
afsax n wayyur
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Kapampangan:
lawu bulan
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Kimaragang:
tinolon sarob
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Korean:
월식
(wolsik)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Latvian:
Mēness aptumsums
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Limburgish:
Mǫndeklips
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Lithuanian:
Mėnulio užtemimas
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Malay:
gerhana bulan
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Manchu:
ᠪᡳᠶᠠ ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ
(biya jembi)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Classical Nahuatl:
mētztli īcualōca
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Navajo:
ooljééʼ daaztsą́
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Norwegian Bokmål:
måneformørkelse
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
måneformørking
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
månemørking
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Old English:
mōnan āsprungennes
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Persian:
ماهگرفتگی
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Persian:
خسوف
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Middle Persian:
𐭬𐭠𐭤 𐭩 𐭲𐭬𐭩𐭪
(mʾh y tmyk)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Polish:
zaćmienie Księżyca
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Portuguese:
eclipse lunar
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Quechua:
killa unquy
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Romanian:
eclipsă de Lună
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Romanian:
eclipsă lunară
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Rungus:
tinollon arob
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Russian:
лу́нное затме́ние
(lúnnoje zatménije)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Serbo-Croatian:
лунарна помрчина
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Serbo-Croatian:
lunarna pomrčina
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Slovak:
zatmenie Mesiaca
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Slovene:
Lunin mrk
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Spanish:
eclipse lunar
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Swahili:
kupatwa kwa mwezi
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Swedish:
månförmörkelse
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Telugu:
చంద్ర గ్రహణము
(candra grahaṇamu)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Thai:
จันทรคราส
(jan-trá-krâat)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Turkish:
Ay tutulması
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Ukrainian:
Місячне затемнення
(Misjačne zatemnennja)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Vietnamese:
nguyệt thực
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Volapük:
munagrahan
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Waray-Waray:
bakunawa han bulan
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Yakut:
ый өлүүтэ
(ïy ölüüte)
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Yoruba:
òṣùpádẹ̀jẹ̀
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Yucatec Maya:
chiʼibal uj
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Yucatec Maya:
chiʼibal luuna
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
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Yucatec Maya:
chiʼibil uj
— when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon