1an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination:an eclipse of the sun
a loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing:the election result marked the eclipse of the traditional right
2 Ornithology a phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by moulting of the breeding plumage: [as modifier]:eclipse plumage
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(of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body):Jupiter was eclipsed by the Moon
deprive (someone or something) of significance or power:the economy has eclipsed the environment as the main issue
literary obscure or block out (light):a sea of blue sky violently eclipsed by showers
in eclipse
1losing or having lost significance or power:his political power was in eclipse
2 Ornithology (especially of a male duck) in its eclipse plumage:almost all the garganeys which reach Australia are in eclipse
