occulting
- present participle of occult.
Example Sentences
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This occurs when its orbit passes on the line of sight between the Earth and the star, partially occulting the star -- causing a decrease in its brightness that can be observed and quantified.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2024
An occulting light means that some of the time the light is shut off, and at others it isn't.
From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
Then from spectra we might pass by an easy step to equivalent signals of long and short flashes in various combinations, also made by occulting the light.
From A Trip to Venus by Munro, John
And Grantline had recognized the Planetara, and had released his occulting screens surrounding the ore.
From Brigands of the Moon by Cummings, Ray
Out she goes, turning broadside on, a shadow sprinkled with stars, then makes slow way down stream, a travelling constellation occulting one after another all the fixed lights.
From London River by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
