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fourth contact

fourth contact noun: the moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely outside the larger body, moving outward, also known as exterior egress.

Noun

fourth contact (countable and uncountable, plural fourth contacts)

  1. The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely outside the larger body, moving outward, also known as exterior egress.

Forms of fourth contact

pluralfourth contacts

Questions about fourth contact

What does fourth contact mean?
Fourth contact means the moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely outside the larger body, moving outward, also known as exterior egress.
What part of speech is fourth contact?
Fourth contact is a noun.
What is the plural of fourth contact?
The plural of fourth contact is fourth contacts.

Words near fourth contact in the dictionary

  1. fourteenth
  2. fourteenthly
  3. fourteenths
  4. fourth
  5. fourth class
  6. fourth contact
  7. fourth contacts
  8. fourth cousin
  9. fourth cousins
  10. fourth cover
  11. fourth covers

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