The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obscuration
Obscuration \Ob`scu*ra"tion\, n. [L. obscurativ: cf. F.
obscuration. See Obscure, v. t. ]
The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being
obscured; as, the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse.
--Sir J. Herschel.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
obscuration
late 15c., from Latin obscurationem (nominative obscuratio) "a darkening, obscuring," noun of action from past participle stem of obscurare (see obscure (v.)).
Wiktionary
obscuration
n. the state of being obscured
Usage examples of "obscuration".
Perhaps also the reason why an object brought close to the eye cannot be seen is that it confronts us with a double obscuration, its own and that of the air.
Both cultural practices at large (LL) and my own personal consciousness (UL) can contain repressions or obscurations of these deeper meanings (e.