totality

  • 21totality — to·tal·i·ty || təʊ tælÉ™tɪ n. entirety, wholeness, total amount, sum; short part of an eclipse when the moon blocks the sun entirely or the shadow of earth totally blocks our view of the moon (Astronomy) …

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  • 22totality — noun (plural totalities) 1》 the whole of something. 2》 Astronomy the moment or duration of total obscuration of the sun or moon during an eclipse …

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  • 23totality — n. Whole, total, entirety …

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  • 24totality — n 1. entirety, entireness, wholeness, completeness, allness; integrity, integrality, fullness, plenitude; comprehensiveness, universality, Rare. om nitude, inclusiveness. 2. all, the whole, alpha and omega, beginning and end, length and breadth;… …

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  • 25totality — to·tal·i·ty …

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  • 26totality — UK [təʊˈtælətɪ] / US [toʊˈtælətɪ] noun [uncountable] formal 1) the state of being complete or whole 2) the total number or amount of something …

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  • 27totality — to•tal•i•ty [[t]toʊˈtæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) something that is total or constitutes a total; a whole 2) the state of being total; entirety 3) astron. the phase of an eclipse when coverage is total • Etymology: 1590–1600 …

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  • 28totality — /toʊˈtæləti / (say toh taluhtee) noun (plural totalities) 1. the state of being total; entirety. 2. that which is total; the total; the total amount; a whole. 3. Astronomy total obscuration in an eclipse …

  • 29totality — n. 1 the complete amount or sum. 2 Astron. the time during which an eclipse is total …

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  • 30totality of circumstances test — Test used to determine the constitutionality of various search and seizure procedures, e.g. issuance of a search warrant, Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 238, 239, 103 S.Ct. 2317, 2332, 76 L.Ed.2d 527; investigative stops, U.S. v. Sokolow, 109 S …

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