occultation (okultashon)

[F. occult a tion Sp. ocultacion = Pg. occult ação = It. oc cult azione, 4073 planet from sight by its pa ing behind some other of the heavenly bodies. It is particularly applied to the eclipse of a fixed star by the moon.-2. Figuratively, disappearance from view; withdrawal from notice. The re-appearance of such an author after those long periods of occultation . Jeffrey. We had one bottle to celebrate the appearance of our visionary fortune; let us have a second to console us for its occultation. R. L. Stevens on, Treasure of Franc hard. Circle of perpetual occultation, a small circle of the celestial sphere parallel to the equator, as far distant from the depre ed pole as the elevated pole is from the horizon. It contains all those stars which are never visible at the station considered. It is contrasted with the circle of perpetual apparition.