solar eclipse

noun

: an eclipse of the sun by the moon see eclipse illustration

Examples of solar eclipse in a Sentence

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The Aries solar eclipse on the 29th highlights your relationships—so be open to unexpected shifts in this arena. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025 Visible only during a total solar eclipse and blurred by Earth's turbulent atmosphere, the corona has remained frustratingly elusive. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 29 May 2025 Only published last week, the image is the first one ever of a new moon aside from during a total solar eclipse. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 The type of emission studied originated in a layer of the sun called the chromosphere—a region which was visible to people in the U.S. during the total solar eclipse of April 2024. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar eclipse

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar eclipse was in 1602

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“Solar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20eclipse. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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solar eclipse

noun
: an eclipse of the sun by the moon

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