occultation
3 synonyms for occultation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An astronomical event in which one celestial body passes in front of another, hiding it from an observer.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
An astronomical event in which one celestial body passes in front of another, hiding it from an observer.
“Astronomers gathered to watch the occultation of the star by the Moon.”
2. noun
The state of being hidden or kept from view.
“The document's occultation from public records raised suspicion.”
How to use occultation
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
It's a technical term, used mainly in astronomy and, more rarely, in general writing about something hidden.
Etymology
Occultation comes from Latin occultationem, meaning concealment, which derives from the verb occultare, to hide. It can also be understood as occult plus the ending -ation.
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