total eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by the shadow or body of another
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Before 2017, the contiguous USA did not see a total eclipse since 1979.
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Ryan French, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And a total eclipse, similar to the one in 2024, is set to happen on Aug. 12, 2026.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The activewear collection includes polos, shorts, joggers, hats and more, with colorways that include mauve wine, dark olive, total eclipse and heather gray that are designed to transition from on the golf course to off.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The April 8, 2024 phenomenon was the first total eclipse viewable in North America since 2017, and was brighter, lasted longer and was visible to more people than the last one seen by the continent.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ryan French, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And a total eclipse, similar to the one in 2024, is set to happen on Aug. 12, 2026.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The activewear collection includes polos, shorts, joggers, hats and more, with colorways that include mauve wine, dark olive, total eclipse and heather gray that are designed to transition from on the golf course to off.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The April 8, 2024 phenomenon was the first total eclipse viewable in North America since 2017, and was brighter, lasted longer and was visible to more people than the last one seen by the continent.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Total eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total%20eclipse. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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