Antonyms for penumbra
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pi-nuhm-bruh |
Phonetic Transcription : pɪˈnʌm brə |
Definition of penumbra
Origin :- 1660s, from Modern Latin penumbra "partial shadow outside the complete shadow of an eclipse," coined 1604 by Kepler from Latin pæne "almost" + umbra "shadow" (see umbrage). Related: Penumbral.
- As in shade : noun dimness
- As in shadow : noun darkness
- As in eclipse : noun shadowing of the sun
- This is the entrance into the “penumbra” (or “Partial shade”).
- Extract from : « The Story of Eclipses » by George Chambers
- The idea of change is there, I am willing to grant, but it is hidden in the penumbra.
- Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson
- The penumbra will last quite a long time yet, but it will gradually get fainter and fainter.
- Extract from : « Pharaoh's Broker » by Ellsworth Douglass
- Two tears, phosphorescent in the penumbra, rolled from the eyes of the painter.
- Extract from : « A Chambermaid's Diary » by Octave Mirbeau
- Each spot is quite sharply divided into an umbra and a penumbra.
- Extract from : « Astronomy for Young Folks » by Isabel Martin Lewis
- To-day, even, we can see the Dawn: the Penumbra is vanishing.
- Extract from : « A Short History of English Music » by Ernest Ford
- Now I will try and explain to you what the Penumbra is and how it is produced.
- Extract from : « The Life of Roger Langdon » by Roger Langdon
- And Porter was still working away, looking ghostly in the penumbra.
- Extract from : « A Top-Floor Idyl » by George van Schaick
- Thus they were in a little island of pink light surrounded by penumbra.
- Extract from : « A Bed of Roses » by W. L. George
- The answer is not yet made, the oracle has not spoken, and we must not invade the penumbra of genius.
- Extract from : « Brave Men and Women » by O.E. Fuller
Synonyms for penumbra
- adumbration
- blackness
- concealment
- coolness
- cover
- dark
- darkening
- darkness
- decline
- diminution
- dimming
- dimness
- dusk
- extinction
- extinguishment
- gloom
- gloominess
- obliteration
- obscuration
- obscurity
- occultation
- penumbra
- protection
- screen
- semidarkness
- shade
- shadiness
- shading
- shadow
- shadows
- shelter
- shroud
- umbra
- umbrage
- veil
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