noun
- the whole of something; completeness
- the phase of a solar eclipse when the moon completely covers the sun
Usage: astronomy
Examples
- The totality of the evidence supports her innocence.
- We need to consider the totality of the situation before making a decision.
- The project’s totality was more impressive than its individual parts.
- During totality, the solar eclipse created an eerie twilight.
- Astronomers traveled to witness the totality of the eclipse.
- The totality lasted only two minutes and thirty seconds.
- She grasped the totality of the problem immediately.