occult
adjective
of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
occults
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pluralof occult.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof occult (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
occultadjectiveof or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
Example Sentences
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When Jupiter occults a bright star, astronomers will learn a lot about its atmosphere, which is probably thousands of miles deep and boiling with enormous storms.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the earth's airless moon occults a star, the star winks out instantaneously.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Moon passes in front of the Pleiades, and occults them successively, it is hard to believe one's eyes.
From Astronomy for Amateurs by Frances A. (Frances Alice) Welby
The hat occults its background, and thus reconstructs itself.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various
When it occults a star it instantly shuts off the light and as instantly reveals it again.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren
