obscurement
/əbˈskʌərmənt/ · ob·scure·ment
noun
- The act or process of making something less visible or less clear The obscurement of the forest by the dense fog made it difficult to navigate.
- A thing that obscures or conceals something else The trees provided an obscurement from the strong winds.
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Did you know? The word 'obscurement' is often used in astronomy to describe the blocking of light from a celestial object, such as during a solar eclipse. This term has been used by astronomers to study the effects of obscurement on the visibility of celestial bodies.