penumbra — 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.
• shadow noun A dark shape cast on a surface when something blocks light.
• twilight noun The soft, dim light in the sky just before sunrise or, more commonly, just after sunset.

Senses

penumbra is used for these senses in English:

• half-light The soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk.
• penumbra A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
• semidarkness Partial or near darkness, dimness, twilight.
• shadow Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
• 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.

shadow — full definition

1. noun A dark shape cast on a surface when something blocks light.
2. noun A person who secretly follows or closely monitors another.
3. verb To follow and observe someone closely, often to learn their job.
4. adjective Operating informally or unofficially while acting like a real authority.

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