Synonyms for penumbra

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pi-nuhm-bruh

Phonetic Transcription : pɪˈnʌm brə

Top 10 synonyms for penumbra

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Définition 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

Example sentences :

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

Antonyms for penumbra

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