fourth contact

English

Noun

fourth contact (countable and uncountable, plural fourth contacts)

  1. (astronomy) The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely outside the larger body, moving outward, also known as exterior egress.
    Coordinate terms: first contact, second contact, third contact
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