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eclipselike

eclipselike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an eclipse.

Adjective

eclipselike (comparative more eclipselike, superlative most eclipselike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an eclipse.
    • Stage lighting alters, too: from an exposed bulb hanging at the start to eclipselike effects later.2015 October 9, Alastair Macaulay, “Review: New York City Ballet’s ‘Jeux’ Lets Sara Mearns Shine”, in New York Times

Forms of eclipselike

comparativemore eclipselike
superlativemost eclipselike

Origin of eclipselike

From eclipse + -like.

Questions about eclipselike

What does eclipselike mean?
Eclipselike means resembling or characteristic of an eclipse.
What part of speech is eclipselike?
Eclipselike is an adjective.

Words near eclipselike in the dictionary

  1. eclipsations
  2. eclipse
  3. eclipse glasses
  4. eclipse plumage
  5. eclipsed
  6. eclipselike
  7. eclipser
  8. eclipsers
  9. eclipses
  10. eclipsest
  11. eclipseth

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