食しょく甚じん

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Meanings

maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration

Astronomical term for the moment of greatest coverage during an eclipse, when the eclipsed body is most obscured.

食しょく
食 (しょく) is the general term for an eclipse, while 食甚 specifically refers to the moment of maximum coverage.
皆かい既き食しょく
皆既食 means 'total eclipse', whereas 食甚 is the point of maximum obscuration within any eclipse, not necessarily total.

食しょく甚じん
Standard kanji spelling for the astronomical term 'maximum eclipse'.
蝕しょく甚じんUsage100%
Alternate spelling using 蝕 (eclipse) instead of 食; both are used in astronomical contexts.
食しょく尽じん
Rare variant; 尽 (exhaust) is less common than 甚 (extreme) for this term.

Compound of 食 (eclipse) and 甚 (extreme, very), literally 'extreme eclipse'. The term is used in astronomy to denote the peak phase of an eclipse.