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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesocultador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-kul-ta-ðoɾ
"El telescopio espacial cuenta con un ocultador estelar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device or body that blocks, obscures, or eclipses light, radiation, or a celestial object from view.
"The space telescope utilized an internal occulter to block the glare of the bright star and image its orbiting planets." - 2
In optics and signaling, an instrument designed to periodically interrupt a beam of light.
"A mechanical occulter was fitted to the lighthouse lamp to produce a characteristic flashing signature."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb occultare, meaning to hide or conceal, built upon the root occultus. In modern usage, it has evolved into a technical term primarily applied in astronomy, optics, and engineering for a device or object that blocks or obscures light or signals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Occulter" is said worldwide
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occulteur
Transliteration: o-kyl-tœʁ
"Le télescope spatial est équipé d'un occulteur pour observer les exoplanètes."
Abblendvorrichtung
Transliteration: ap-blɛnt-fɔɐ̯ˌʁɪç-tʊŋ
"Das Teleskop nutzt eine Abblendvorrichtung, um das Sternenlicht zu dämpfen."
occultatore
Transliteration: ok-kul-ta-to-re
"L'occultatore serve a bloccare la luce diretta della stella."
ocultador
Transliteration: o-kul-ta-ðoɾ
"El telescopio espacial cuenta con un ocultador estelar."
ocultador
Transliteration: o-kuw-ta-doʁ
"O ocultador foi projetado para bloquear a luz intensa."
अच्छाdक
Transliteration: achchhadak
Script: अच्छादक
"दूरबीन ने तारे के प्रकाश को रोकने के लिए एक अच्छादक का उपयोग किया।"
遮掩体
Transliteration: zhē yǎn tǐ
"星冕仪使用遮掩体来阻挡恒星的光芒。"
엄폐체
Transliteration: eom-pye-che
"망원경은 별빛을 가리기 위해 엄폐체를 사용합니다."
遮光板
Transliteration: shakōban
"望遠鏡には恒星の光を遮る遮光板が備えられています。"
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