Occultation

/ˌɑkəlˈteɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The event when one celestial object passes in front of another, temporarily blocking it from view. This includes the Moon passing in front of stars or planets, or planets occulting background stars.

Etymology

From Latin 'occultare' meaning 'to hide' or 'to conceal,' from 'ob' (over) and 'celare' (to hide). The term entered astronomical usage in medieval times to describe when celestial objects become hidden behind others.

Kelly Says

Occultations are like cosmic hide-and-seek that can reveal incredible details about both objects! When a star disappears behind an asteroid, astronomers can determine the asteroid's exact size and shape from the shadow it casts on Earth.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስቀል
mes-k-el
ARالعربية
إخفاء
ik-haf-aa
BNবাংলা
ছোঁয়ার
cho-yar
CACatalà
ocultació
ok-kyul-ta-syon
CSČeština
zakrytí
za-kry-ti
DADansk
obscurering
ob-sky-ring
DEDeutsch
Verschleierung
ver-shlay-er-ung
ELΕλληνικά
καλύπτει
kalyp-tei
ESEspañol
ocultación
ok-ul-ta-syon
FAفارسی
پوشش
poosh
FISuomi
peitominen
pei-to-mi-nen
FRFrançais
occultation
ok-kyul-ta-syon
GUGU
છાયા
cha-ya
HAHA
haduwa
ha-du-wa
HEעברית
הסתרה
ha-s-ter-ah
HIहिन्दी
छिपाना
chhi-pa-na
HUMagyar
elrejtés
el-rej-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghilangan
pen-ghi-la-ngan
IGIG
ike
ike
ITItaliano
occultazione
ok-kyul-ta-syon
JA日本語
隠蔽
in-bei
KKKK
сырт
syrt
KMKM
ការបិទ
ka-r-bi-t
KO한국어
은폐
eun-pe
MRMR
छिपवणे
chhip-va-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
penghilangan
pen-ghi-la-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kye-pya-n-t
NLNederlands
verduistering
ver-dy-ster-ing
NONorsk
skjulning
skjul-ning
PAPA
ਗੁਪਤ
gup-at
PLPolski
zakrycie
za-kry-cie
PTPortuguês
ocultação
ok-ul-ta-syon
RORomână
ocultare
ok-ul-ta-re
RUРусский
затмение
zat-me-nie
SVSvenska
döljande
doel-yan-de
SWKiswahili
kuzima
ku-zi-ma
TAதமிழ்
மறைப்பு
ma-rai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సరిపోయింది
sa-ri-poy-indi
THไทย
การบัง
gaan bang
TLTL
pagtakip
pa-g-ta-kip
TRTürkçe
gizlenme
giz-len-me
UKУкраїнська
затуманення
za-tu-man-en-nya
URاردو
پوشیدہ
po-shi-dah
VITiếng Việt
sự che khuất
su che khu-ut
YOYO
àwọn àlàyé
awon ala-ye
ZH中文
掩盖
yǎn-gai
ZUZU
ukusasa
u-ku-sa-sa

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