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umbrae Definition


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umbra
noun umbrae, umbras
    1. The central and darkest part of a shadow.
    2a. Any shadow;
    2b. astron.
      The shadow cast by the moon on the earth during an eclipse of the sun.
    3. The darker inner part of a sunspot.
Derivative: umbral
adj
    Etymology: 17c; 16c in sense ‘ghost' or ‘phantom': Latin, meaning ‘shade' or ‘shadow'.



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