eclipse

As verbs the difference between eclipse and elapse

is that eclipse is while elapse is (of time) to pass or move by.

As verbs the difference between eclipse and obscure

is that eclipse is while obscure is (label) to render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.

As an adjective obscure is

dark, faint or indistinct.

As a verb eclipse

is .

As a noun springtide is

a high tide coinciding with a full moon or a new moon.

As a noun pale

is .

As a verb eclipse is

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As verbs the difference between merengue and eclipse

is that merengue is to dance to merengue music while eclipse is .

As a noun merengue

is (music|uncountable) a type of music common in the caribbean.

As verbs the difference between surpass and eclipse

is that surpass is to go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed while eclipse is .

As nouns the difference between eclipse and sunset

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 sunset is the time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

As verbs the difference between eclipse and sunset

is that eclipse is of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse while sunset is to phase out.

As a verb eclipse

is .

As a noun astronomer is

one who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.