obscuration
Example Sentences
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Shetland is expected to have a 39% obscuration, which indicates how much of the sun's disc area is covered as a percentage.
From BBC
“Smoke coverage was about the densest, most even all-day obscuration I can remember. Gray, gray, gray!”
From Washington Post
Dust formation, evolution, and obscuration effects in the very high-redshift universe.
From Nature
The distance, elevation, and obscuration make this kind of attack an almost impossible tactical problem for security services.
From Slate
“Clearing will occur during the time of the eclipse, so there is the potential for clear skies inland by peak obscuration,” the weather service said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
