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third contact

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

Noun

third contact (countable and uncountable, plural third contacts)

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

Forms of third contact

pluralthird contacts

Questions about third contact

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

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