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occulter

occulter noun: any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.

Noun

occulter (plural occulters)

  1. Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.
    • The moon is the occulter of the sun during a solar eclipse.

Forms of occulter

pluralocculters

Origin of occulter

From occult + -er.

Questions about occulter

What does occulter mean?
Occulter means any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.
What part of speech is occulter?
Occulter is a noun.
What is the plural of occulter?
The plural of occulter is occulters.

Words near occulter in the dictionary

  1. occultates
  2. occultating
  3. occultation
  4. occultations
  5. occulted
  6. occulter
  7. occulters
  8. occultic
  9. occultically
  10. occulting
  11. occulting light

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