descending vs eclipse

descending

noun
  • A descent. 

adj
  • Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. 

  • Moving or sloping downwards. 

  • Becoming lower in pitch. 

  • Causing a sequence to follow a descending order. 

eclipse

noun
  • Obscurity, decline, downfall. 

  • An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter. 

  • 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. 

  • A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance. 

verb
  • Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse. 

  • To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than. 

  • To undergo eclipsis. 

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