Marga
Search results
PENUMBRA definition: 1. a part of a shadow in which only some of the light is blocked, used especially about a shadow…. Learn more.
Penumbra is a global healthcare company that is focused on innovating novel technologies to help as many people as possible.
Penumbra is a noun that means a space of partial illumination, a shaded region, or a body of rights implied in a constitution. Learn more about its etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words.
The penumbra (from the Latin paene "almost, nearly" and umbra "shadow") is the region in which only a portion of the light source is obscured by the occluding body. An observer in the penumbra experiences a partial eclipse.
A partial shadow between regions of full shadow (the umbra) and full illumination, especially as cast by Earth, the Moon, or another body during an eclipse. During a partial lunar eclipse, a portion of the Moon's disk remains within the penumbra of Earth's shadow while the rest is darkened by the umbra.
noun Word forms: plural -brae (-briː ) or -bras. 1. a fringe region of half shadow resulting from the partial obstruction of light by an opaque object. 2. astronomy. the lighter and outer region of a sunspot. 3. painting. the point or area in which light and shade blend. Compare umbra. Collins English Dictionary.
Penumbra is an area of shadow that is not fully dark or fully light, or the shadow during a partial eclipse. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use this word in different contexts with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
