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Occult


OCCULT', adjective [Latin occultus, occulo; ob and celo, to conceal.]

Hidden from the eye or understanding; invisible; secret; unknown; undiscovered; undetected; as the occult qualities of matter.

The occult sciences are magic, necromancy, etc.

OCCULT lines, in geometry, are such as are drawn with the compasses or a pencil, and are scarcely visible.