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path of totality

path of totality noun: the path traced on the Earth's surface by the moon's shadow (more precisely, the umbra) during a total eclipse of the sun.

Noun

path of totality (plural paths of totality)

  1. The path traced on the Earth's surface by the moon's shadow (more precisely, the umbra) during a total eclipse of the sun.
    • Over a wider region either side of the path of totality, a partial eclipse is seen.1993, Jacqueline Mitton, The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy, 2nd edition (paperback), Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 127
    • Keep the filter on the camera for all the exposures unless you’re in the path of totality.1994, Joel Harris, Richard Talcott, Chasing the Shadow, Kalmbach Books, →ISBN, page 79

Forms of path of totality

pluralpaths of totality

Questions about path of totality

What does path of totality mean?
Path of totality means the path traced on the Earth's surface by the moon's shadow (more precisely, the umbra) during a total eclipse of the sun.
What part of speech is path of totality?
Path of totality is a noun.
What is the plural of path of totality?
The plural of path of totality is paths of totality.

Words near path of totality in the dictionary

  1. path length
  2. path lengths
  3. path loss
  4. path losses
  5. path of least resistance
  6. path of totality
  7. path rush
  8. path tracer
  9. path tracers
  10. path tracing
  11. path traversal

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