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Webster 1913 Edition


Obscuration

Obˊscu-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
obscurativ
: cf. F.
obscuration
. See
Obscure
,
Verb.
T.
]
The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured;
as, the
obscuration
of the moon in an eclipse
.
Sir J. Herschel.

Webster 1828 Edition


Obscuration

OBSCURA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. obscuratio.]
1.
The act of darkening.
2.
The state of being darkened or obscured; as the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse.