solar eclipse

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A total solar eclipse in 1999

Etymology

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From solar +‎ eclipse. First use appears c. 1602 in the writings of Thomas Blundeville.

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solar eclipse (plural solar eclipses)

  1. (astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun.
    The mother warned her daughter not to look at the sun during the solar eclipse as it could do irreparable damage to her eyes.

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