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Penumbra
/pəˈnʌmbɹə/
A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
📖 Definitions of "Penumbra"
noun
- 1
A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- 2
A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
- 3
An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
- 4
An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.
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