totality
📖 Definitions
noun
1. The condition or quality of being complete or whole.
2. An aggregate amount or sum.
3. The phase of an eclipse when an obscuring body completely blocks the light source, e.g., when the moon completely blocks the view of the sun.
💬 Usage Examples
“The ‘I’ we experience is smaller than, and different from, the totality of who and what we are.” Joshua Rothman; As Real as It Gets; The New Yorker; Apr 2, 2018. “The next total solar eclipse after Apr 8 occurs Aug 12, 2026.
However, because its path of totality is short-lived and mostly in secluded areas, it might be a less popular target. It will touch Greenland, Iceland, and northern Russia, as well as a small part of Portugal and Spain.” Michael E. Bakich; The Next 20 Years of Eclipses; Astronomy (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Apr 2024.