obscuration

ɔpskyʁatjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of obscuration - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

assombrissement

Rare

action de réduire ou supprimer la lumière d'un lieu

Rare

L'obscuration de la fenêtre permet de mieux voir l'écran.

assombrissement

obscurcissement

astronomie

TECH.

phénomène où un astre cache partiellement ou totalement un autre astre

TECH.

L'obscuration de la Lune par la Terre provoque une éclipse lunaire.

éclipse

occultation

dissimulation

Rare

action de rendre moins clair ou de dissimuler quelque chose

Rare

L'obscuration des faits empêche de comprendre la situation réelle.

cachotterie

dissimulation

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Origin of obscuration

latin, obscuratio (obscurité)

Examples of obscuration in a sentence

L'obscuration des vitres empêche la lumière de pénétrer dans le laboratoire.
L'obscuration soudaine de Jupiter a surpris les astronomes amateurs.
Nous avons observé l'obscuration partielle de Vénus à travers le télescope.
L'obscuration des comptes a facilité la fraude pendant des années.
Cette réforme met fin à l'obscuration des critères d'attribution des aides.

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English:dimming, occultation, ...
German:Verdunkelung, Bedeckung, ...
Italian:oscuramento, occultazione, ...
Spanish:oscurecimiento, ocultación, ...
Portuguese:obscurecimento, obscuração, ...
Chinese:遮光, 遮蔽, ...
Japanese:遮光, 掩蔽, ...
Arabic:تَعْتِيم, اِحْتِجَاب, ...
Hebrew:הַחְשָׁכָה, הַסְתָּרָה, ...
Russian:затемнение, затмение, ...
Ukrainian:затемнення, приховування, ...
Catalan:assombriment, ocultació, ...
Danish:mørklægning, okkultation, ...
Dutch:verduistering, obscuratie, ...
Greek:σκοτείνιασμα, απόκρυψη, ...
Hungarian:elsötétítés, fedés, ...
Khmer:ការបាំងពន្លឺ, បាតុភូតបាំង, ...
Korean:차광, 가림 현상, ...
Polish:zaciemnienie, zakrycie, ...
Portuguese (BR):escurecimento, ocultação, ...
Romanian:întunecare, ocultare, ...
Swedish:mörkläggning, ockultation, ...
Thai:การบดบังแสง, การบดบัง, ...
Turkish:karartma, örtülme, ...
Vietnamese:sự làm tối, hiện tượng che khuất, ...

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Definition of obscuration - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Origin of obscuration

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