eclipse
part of speech
noun (an eclipse, eclipses); verb (eclipse, eclipses, eclipsed, eclipsing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and blocks the Sun's light. tree →
2) A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and its shadow falls on the Moon. tree →
3) To eclipse something is to make it seem less important by being much better. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, eclipses happen because the Sun, Earth and Moon line up; they show how shadows work. In safety, NEVER look straight at the Sun, even during a solar eclipse — it can blind you; use special eclipse glasses or a pinhole viewer. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch and can make the Moon look red. Phrases: «total eclipse», «partial eclipse».
examples
- We watched the solar eclipse through special glasses. tree →
- During a total eclipse the sky goes dark. tree →
- A lunar eclipse can make the Moon look red. tree →
- Never look directly at the Sun during an eclipse. tree →
- Make a pinhole viewer to see the eclipse safely. tree →
- An eclipse happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth line up. tree →
- Her new record eclipsed the old one. tree →
- The birds went quiet during the eclipse. tree →
- May not, asks Mr. Batten, the Pancavudha Jataka be an idealised account of an eclipse of the moon? tree →
note
Countable; «an eclipse». Spelled with «-ipse». Solar = Sun, lunar = Moon. Myth: a solar eclipse is dangerous because of special rays — no, the danger is simply staring at the Sun.
In the corpora
- An eclipse of the Sun is watched only with special eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector.
- An eclipse of the Sun must never be looked at without special eclipse glasses.
- Never look at a solar eclipse with bare eyes or ordinary sunglasses; use proper eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector.
- We do not get eclipses every month because the Moon's orbit is tilted about 5 degrees to the Earth's orbit.
- An eclipse happens when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are in a straight line.
Trees and pragmatics
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