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Definition of: occultation
(ok′ul·tā′shən) noun
1. The act of occulting, cr the state of being occulted.
2. Astron. Concealment of one celestial body by another interposed in the line of vision, as of a star or planet by the moon, or of a satellite by a planet. Compare ECLIPSE.
3. A disappearance from view or notice.
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