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third contact
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Noun
third contact (countable and uncountable, plural third contacts)
- (astronomy) The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving outward, also known as interior egress.
- Coordinate terms: first contact, second contact, fourth contact
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