fourth contact

noun

The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely outside the larger body, moving outward, also known as exterior egress.

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Meanings

nounfourth contact (countable and uncountable, plural fourth contacts)

plural fourth contacts

  1. countableuncountableastronomyThe moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely outside the larger body, moving outward, also known as exterior egress.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fourth contact,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourth%20contact.

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