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éiclips — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • eclipse noun An event where one astronomical body passes in front of another, blocking it from view, such as the Moon passing in front of the Sun.
  • hallucination noun A false perception of something that isn't really there, often caused by illness, drugs, or extreme stress.

Senses

éiclips is used for these senses in English:

  • eclipse Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
  • hallucination A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.

eclipse — full definition

  1. noun An event where one astronomical body passes in front of another, blocking it from view, such as the Moon passing in front of the Sun.
  2. verb To overshadow something, making it seem less important or noticeable by comparison.

hallucination — full definition

  1. noun A false perception of something that isn't really there, often caused by illness, drugs, or extreme stress.
  2. noun A confidently stated but false piece of information generated by an AI system.

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