Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lunar occultation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: lu-nar oc-cul-ta-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The passage of the Moon, as it moves through the nighttime sky, in front of a celestial object, such as a star or planet.

Inflected Forms

lunar occultations (plural)

Questions

What does lunar occultation mean?: The passage of the Moon, as it moves through the nighttime sky, in front of a celestial object, such as a star or planet.

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