annular eclipse

Once 2007 rolled along, Kardashian's Ray J sex tape catapulted her to fame, helping her eclipse her former employer.
Kim Kardashian’s Days as Paris Hilton’s Lowly Assistant|Amy Zimmerman|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That's what The Twilight Saga: Eclipse sounds like when it's up to the clever Bad Lip Reading folks.
Viral Video of the Day: 'Twilight 3' Bad Lip Reading|The Daily Beast Video|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wanted to be a big nova that would eclipse everything.... That was the only thing that would satisfy Andy.
We Can’t Stop Talking About Andy Warhol|Bob Colacello|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wanted to be a big nova that would eclipse everything. . . . That was the only thing that would satisfy Andy.
Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Andy Warhol|Bob Colacello|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Tracking is for an opening weekend that could eclipse $100 million.
Is There Really a Superman Curse, and Can Henry Cavill Break It?|Kevin Fallon|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But you, so formed to shine—to eclipse all others—do you never dance, seorita?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
He held all the records for height, and it was known that at Attercliffe he meant to endeavour to eclipse his own achievements.
Uncanny Tales|Various
The architecture and paintings also indicate, with the increase of wealth and luxury, the decline and fatal eclipse of art.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Much of the architecture, however, is debased, indicating the decline and eclipse of art in the fifth or sixth century.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The expression of the face also underwent a change—a dire eclipse of woe—no less painful to behold.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

British Dictionary definitions for annular eclipse

annular eclipse

noun

an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moonCompare total eclipse, partial eclipse

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Scientific definitions for annular eclipse

annular eclipse

See under eclipse.