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Occultation
An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. The word is used in astronomy (see below). It can also refer to any situation wherein an object in the foreground blocks from view (occults) an object in the background. In this general sense, occultation applies to the visual scene observed from low-flying aircraft (or computer-generated imagery) wherein foreground objects obscure distant objects dynamically, as the scene changes over time.
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occult
Noun
1. supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
(synonym) supernatural
(hypernym) causal agent, cause, causal agency
(member-meronym) spiritual being, supernatural being
(part-meronym) Destiny, Fate
2. occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"
(synonym) occult arts
(hypernym) practice, pattern
Verb
1. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
(synonym) eclipse
(hypernym) overshadow
2. become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
(hypernym) change
3. hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"
(hypernym) conceal, hold back, hold in
Adjective
1. hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
(similar) invisible, unseeable
2. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
(synonym) mysterious, mystic, mystical, secret, orphic
(similar) esoteric
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Occulting
(n.)
Same as Occultation.
Same as Occultation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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OCCULTING
OCCULTANDO. NASCONDENDO. NASCONDENDOSI
