Word: occultation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: oc
cul
ta
tion
Definition: An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.
Morphemes:
Affix: occult
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: occultus
Language: la
Decoded: occultus
Meaning: hidden, secret
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns