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partial eclipse

noun

  1. an eclipse, esp of the sun, in which the body is only partially hidden Compare total eclipse annular eclipse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


partial eclipse

  1. An eclipse in which only part of the surface of a celestial object is obscured.
  2. See more at eclipse


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Example Sentences

The partial eclipse was so singular that it arrested the attention of Inez, who uttered the exclamation 14 we have recorded.

A partial eclipse of the sun will always occur about a fortnight before or after a total eclipse of the moon.

In short, her habitual self-confidence suffered partial eclipse.

The partial eclipse of the Sun of May 30, 1612, is recorded to have been seen “through a tube.”

Most of us have had an opportunity of seeing a partial eclipse, probably more than once; but few have seen a total eclipse.

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