annular eclipse

A solar eclipse in which the moon covers all but a bright ring around the circumference of the sun.

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annular eclipse

(Astronomy) an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moon. Compare total eclipse, partial eclipse

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an′nular eclipse′

an eclipse of the sun in which a portion of its surface is visible as a ring surrounding the dark moon.

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annular eclipse - only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen

solar eclipse - the moon interrupts light from the sun

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