Lunar eclipse and Occultation

Lunar eclipse

Lunar eclipse noun - The earth interrupts light shining on the moon.
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Synonyms for Lunar eclipse

Occultation and lunar eclipse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occultation" instead a noun phrase "Lunar eclipse".

Occultation

Occultation noun - One celestial body obscures another.
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Synonyms for Occultation

Lunar eclipse and occultation are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Lunar eclipse" with "Occultation", this terms are similar.

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Occultation and Lunar eclipse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lunar_eclipse/occultation
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