urú — 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.
Senses
urú 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.
- eclipsis (Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.
- nasal mutation An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.
eclipse — full definition
- 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.
- verb To overshadow something, making it seem less important or noticeable by comparison.