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annular eclipse
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annular eclipse
n.
A solar eclipse in which the moon covers all but a bright ring around the circumference of the sun.
annular eclipse
n
(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
annular eclipse
See under eclipse.
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Noun1.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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