occulter

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occulter

noun occulters

Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events. The moon is the occulter of the sun during a solar eclipse.

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@misc{occulter_2026,
  title = {occulter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occulter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}