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How to pronounce “occultation”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of occultation with real speech in context.
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- A Passion for Mars
was very inspired by that occultation
- Definition summary
- (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.
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How to pronounce occultation
A Passion for Mars
was very inspired by that occultation
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (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 state of being occult (“hidden, undetected”).
- (Shia Islam) The disappearance of the Twelfth Imam, or Mahdi, who is believed alive and present in this world, but hidden until his reappearance at the end of time.
Practice Nearby Words
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