penombra — meaning in English

English meaning

• penumbra noun A partially shaded area around the edge of a full shadow, such as the one seen during an eclipse.
• twilight noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.

Senses

penombra is used for these senses in English:

• penumbra A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
• twilight Any faint light through which something is seen.

penumbra — full definition

1. noun A partially shaded area around the edge of a full shadow, such as the one seen during an eclipse.
2. noun In astronomy, the lighter ring around the edge of a sunspot, which is darker than the sun's surface but paler than the sunspot's centre.
3. noun In medicine, the area of the brain after a stroke that has lost part of its blood supply and its function, while remaining structurally intact.

twilight — full definition

1. noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.
2. noun A fading or declining stage of something.
3. adj Dim, faint, or suggestive of twilight.

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