- the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied especially to the moon's coming between an observer and a star or planet.
- disappearance from view or notice.
- the act of blocking or hiding from view.
- the resulting hidden or concealed state.
- the temporary disappearance of one celestial body as it moves out of sight behind another body
- the act of occulting or the state of being occulted
