oscurecimiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From oscurecer +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /oskuɾeθiˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oskuɾesiˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: os‧cu‧re‧ci‧mien‧to

Noun

oscurecimiento m (plural oscurecimientos)

  1. darkening, dimming
    • 2015 October 17, “Una presencia extraña en una estrella lejana desata las especulaciones”, in El País:
      Si se observa un oscurecimiento que se produce a intervalos regulares, se puede interpretar que ha pasado un planeta por delante de la estrella.
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