second contact

noun

The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving further inward, also known as interior ingress.

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Meanings

nounsecond contact (countable and uncountable, plural second contacts)

plural second contacts

  1. countableuncountableastronomyThe moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving further inward, also known as interior ingress.
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“second contact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20contact. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second contact,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20contact.

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