plural of darkey

(offensive slang) To defecate.

plural of darkling beetle

Any beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, but especially of the genus Zophobas

Alternative form of gravity darkening

(physics, astronomy) Of a star, specifically its equator: darker due to gravity darkening.

(physics, astronomy) The phenomenon of a star rotating so rapidly that it is oblate, with a larger radius and thus lower surface gravity at the equator (which is thus cooler and darker: gravity-darkened), and higher surface gravity at the poles (which are hotter and brighter: gravity brightened).

Alternative form of limb darkening

(physics, astronomy) Darkened by limb darkening.

Alternative form of limb-darkened