eclipse |
umbraphile |
As nouns the difference between eclipse and umbraphile
is that
eclipse is an alignment of astronomical objects in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object while
umbraphile is one who loves eclipses, often travelling to see them.
As a verb eclipse
is of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.