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Eclipse vs Corona - What's the difference?

eclipse | corona |

As verbs the difference between eclipse and corona

is that eclipse is while corona is .

eclipse

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) 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.
  • A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
  • , decline, downfall
  • * , ''A Dictionary of the English Language , Volume 2, unnumbered page,
  • All the posterity of our first parents suffered a perpetual eclipse of spiritual life.
  • * 1820', '', '''1839 , ''The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley , page 340,
  • As in the soft and sweet eclipse , / When soul meets soul on lovers' lips.
  • * 1929 , , (A House is Built) , Chapter VIII, Section ii
  • Nor were the wool prospects much better. The industry of the colony, was threatened once more with eclipse .

    Derived terms

    * lunar eclipse * solar eclipse * total eclipse

    See also

    * occultation * syzygy

    Verb

  • Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
  • The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
  • To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
  • The student’s skills soon eclipsed those of his teacher.
  • * Shakespeare
  • My joy of liberty is half eclipsed .
  • (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.
  • corona

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia corona)
  • A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
  • (star) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse,
  • (biology) Any crown-like appendage of a plant or animal.
  • (electricity) corona discharge
  • Derived terms

    * coronagraph