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second contact

second contact noun: the moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving further inward, also known as interior ingress.

Noun

second contact (countable and uncountable, plural second contacts)

  1. The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving further inward, also known as interior ingress.

Forms of second contact

pluralsecond contacts

Questions about second contact

What does second contact mean?
Second contact means the moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving further inward, also known as interior ingress.
What part of speech is second contact?
Second contact is a noun.
What is the plural of second contact?
The plural of second contact is second contacts.

Words near second contact in the dictionary

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  10. second countable
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