occulters
/əˈkʌltərz/
noun
- Celestial bodies that hide another object from view during an occultation.
- The moon is the most common occulter of stars in the night sky.
- The asteroid acted as an occulter, briefly blocking the light of the distant star.
- Astronomers study occulters to learn more about their orbits.
- People or things that hide or conceal something.
- The thick clouds were effective occulters of the sun.
- In the mystery novel, the occulters of the truth were the main suspects.
- The spy was a master occulter of his true intentions.
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