Phrase guide

total eclipse

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eclipse, occultation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: algehele verduistering — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Albanian: eklips i plotë — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Armenian: լրիվ խավարում (lriv xavarum) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Azerbaijani: tam tutulma — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Bulgarian: пълно затъмнение (pǎlno zatǎmnenie) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Catalan: eclipsi total — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全食 (quánshí) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Czech: úplné zatmění — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Danish: total formørkelse — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Dutch: totale verduistering — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Esperanto: plen eklipso — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Estonian: täielik varjutus — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Finnish: täydellinen pimennys — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • French: éclipse totale — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Georgian: სრული დაბნელება (sruli dabneleba) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • German: totale Finsternis — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Greek: ολική έκλειψη (olikí ékleipsi) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Hindi: पूर्ण ग्रहण (pūrṇ grahaṇ) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Hungarian: teljes fogyatkozás — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Italian: eclissi totale — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Japanese: 皆既食 (kaikishoku) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Korean: 개기식 (gaegisik) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Latvian: pilns aptumsums — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Lithuanian: visiškas užtemimas — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Macedonian: целосно затемнување (celosno zatemnuvanje) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: total formørkelse — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: total formørking — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Polish: całkowite zaćmienie — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Portuguese: eclipse total — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Romanian: eclipsă totală — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Russian: по́лные затме́ние (pólnyje zatménije) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Serbo-Croatian: потпуна помрчина — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Serbo-Croatian: potpuna pomrčina — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Slovak: úplné zatmenie — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Slovene: popoln mrk — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Spanish: eclipse total — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Swedish: total förmörkelse — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Telugu: సంపూర్ణ గ్రహణము (sampūrṇa grahaṇamu) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Turkish: tam tutulma — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer
  • Ukrainian: по́вне зате́мнення (póvne zatémnennja) — eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer