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eclipse- (noun)
- An astronomical alignment in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle object onto the other object.
- A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
- (verb)
- Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
- The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
- To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
- The student’s skills soon eclipsed those of his teacher.