Definition of Occultetion
Oc`cul*ta"tion (?), n. [L.
occultatio a hiding, fr. occultare, v. intens. of
occulere: cf.F. occultation. See Occult.]
1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly
body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly
bodies; -- applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the
moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by their
primaries.
2. Fig.: The state of being occult.
The reappearance of such an author after those long
periods of occultation. Jeffrey.
Circle of perpetual occultation. See under
Circle.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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