third contact

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English

Noun

third contact (countable and uncountable, plural third contacts)

  1. (astronomy) The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving outward, also known as interior egress.
    Coordinate terms: first contact, second contact, fourth contact