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Definition of Obscuration
1. n. The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; as, the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse.
Definition of Obscuration
1. Noun. the state of being obscured ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obscuration
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obscuration
Literary usage of Obscuration
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1870)
"Just before total obscuration occurred, the crescent of the sun gradually and
... On the eve of total obscuration, directions were given to the crowd to be ..."
2. Handbook of astronomy by Dionysius Lardner (1867)
"Effects of total obscuration on surrounding objects and scenery.—Although the
different parties of observera scattered over the path of the moon's shadow ..."
3. A Treatise on Astronomy, Descriptive, Theoretical and Physical, Designed for by Horatio Nelson Robinson (1857)
"The result? of this projection are as follows: App. time. Mean time. tude of th«
Beginning of the eclipse, PM, 4h. 28m. 4h. 24m. 39s, Greatest obscuration ..."
4. The Museum of Science and Art by Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859, Dionysius Lardner (1856)
"Effects of total obscuration on surrounding objects and scenery.—37. Evidence of
a solar atmosphere ... Lunar disc visible during total obscuration. 35. Ma. ..."
5. Jurisdiction and Practice of Federal Courts: A Handbook for Practitioners by Charles P Williams (1917)
"obscuration of Distinction—Question Decided Below. 7. Motion for Rehearing. 8.
Further obscuration. 9. How Questions Must be Raised—State Practice. ..."
6. Where Does the Sky Begin? by Washington Gladden (1904)
"XII THE obscuration OF THE CHRIST When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested,
then shall ye also with ... But this period of obscuration cannot last. ..."
7. The Recovery & Restatement of the Gospel by Loran David Osborn (1903)
"THE obscuration OF THE GOSPEL RESULTING FROM THE EARLY TRANSFORMATION OF CHRISTIANITY.
The discussion hitherto in this chapter has been occupied with the ..."
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