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lunar eclipse

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the earth interrupts light shining on the moon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eclipse, occultation

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Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: maansverduistering — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Arabic: خُسُوف اَلْقَمَر (ḵusūf al-qamar) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Armenian: Լուսնի խավարում (Lusni xavarum) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Basque: ilargi eklipse — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Belarusian: месячнае зацьменне (mjesjačnaje zacʹmjennje) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Bengali: চন্দ্রগ্রহণ (condrogrohon) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Central Bikol: pagkulop nin bulan — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Bulgarian: лунно затъмнение (lunno zatǎmnenie) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Catalan: eclipsi de Lluna — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Chinese Cantonese: 月食 (jyut6 sik6) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Chinese Cantonese: 月蝕 /月蚀 (jyut6 sik6) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 月食 (yuèshí) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 月蝕 /月蚀 (yuèshí) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Crimean Tatar: ay tutuluvı — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Czech: zatmění měsíce — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Danish: måneformørkelse — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Dutch: maansverduistering — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Esperanto: luna eklipso — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Estonian: kuuvarjutus — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Finnish: kuunpimennys — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • French: éclipse lunaire — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Galician: eclipse lunar — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Georgian: მთვარის დაბნელება (mtvaris dabneleba) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • German: Mondfinsternis — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Greek: έκλειψη Σελήνης (ékleipsi Selínis) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Gujarati: ચંદ્રગ્રહણ (candragrahaṇ) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Hebrew: ליקוי ירח (likúl yaréah) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Hindi: चंद्रग्रहण (candragrahaṇ) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Hungarian: holdfogyatkozás — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Icelandic: tunglmyrkvi — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Indonesian: gerhana bulan — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Italian: eclisse lunare — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Italian: eclissi lunare — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Japanese: 月食 (gesshoku) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Japhug: slɤzɯn — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Javanese: grahana rembulan — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Kabyle: afsax n wayyur — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Kapampangan: lawu bulan — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Kimaragang: tinolon sarob — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Korean: 월식 (wolsik) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Latvian: Mēness aptumsums — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Limburgish: Mǫndeklips — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Lithuanian: Mėnulio užtemimas — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Malay: gerhana bulan — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Manchu: ᠪᡳᠶᠠ ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (biya jembi) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Classical Nahuatl: mētztli īcualōca — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Navajo: ooljééʼ daaztsą́ — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: måneformørkelse — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: måneformørking — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: månemørking — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Old English: mōnan āsprungennes — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Persian: ماهگرفتگی — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Persian: خسوف — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭠𐭤 𐭩 𐭲𐭬𐭩𐭪 (mʾh y tmyk) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Polish: zaćmienie Księżyca — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Portuguese: eclipse lunar — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Quechua: killa unquy — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Romanian: eclipsă de Lună — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Romanian: eclipsă lunară — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Rungus: tinollon arob — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Russian: лу́нное затме́ние (lúnnoje zatménije) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Serbo-Croatian: лунарна помрчина — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Serbo-Croatian: lunarna pomrčina — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Slovak: zatmenie Mesiaca — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Slovene: Lunin mrk — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Spanish: eclipse lunar — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Swahili: kupatwa kwa mwezi — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Swedish: månförmörkelse — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Telugu: చంద్ర గ్రహణము (candra grahaṇamu) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Thai: จันทรคราส (jan-trá-krâat) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Turkish: Ay tutulması — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Ukrainian: Місячне затемнення (Misjačne zatemnennja) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Vietnamese: nguyệt thực — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Volapük: munagrahan — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Waray-Waray: bakunawa han bulan — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Yakut: ый өлүүтэ (ïy ölüüte) — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Yoruba: òṣùpádẹ̀jẹ̀ — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Yucatec Maya: chiʼibal uj — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Yucatec Maya: chiʼibal luuna — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • Yucatec Maya: chiʼibil uj — when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon