It is a physical and astronomical phenomenon in which light from one celestial body is blocked by another that is opaque. Inflection of eclipse, which means cover, hide, get in, cover, overshadow, exceed.
eclipse-refers to the transient fading, in whole or in part, of a celestial body in the sight of an observer, due to the interposition of another astro-
TRANSIENT ECLIPSE:FENOMENO CONSISTENT IN THE OCCULTATION OF A STAR COVERED BY ANOTHER TOTAL OR PARTIALLY.