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penumbra

UK
/pɪˈnʌm.brə/
US
/pəˈnʌm.brə/

Translations

penumbranoun
penumbras
pl
UK
/pɪˈnʌm.brə/
US
/pəˈnʌm.brə/
The moon was partially covered by the Earth's penumbra during the eclipse.
Луна была частично покрыта полутенью Земли во время затмения.
Additional translations
затенение
полутемнота
Synonyms
shadow
shade
periphery
border
fringe

Definitions

penumbranoun
The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
During the eclipse, the moon was in the penumbra of the Earth, causing a partial shadow.
A peripheral, indeterminate, or marginal area, group, or condition in which something is present to a lesser or uncertain degree.
Her scholarship focuses on writers who worked in the penumbra of the Enlightenment.
Medicine: the zone of tissue surrounding the core of an infarct, especially in the brain, where perfusion is reduced but cells remain viable and potentially salvageable.
Rapid intervention aims to restore blood flow to the ischemic penumbra and prevent irreversible damage.
Law: an implied or derivative right or principle inferred from explicitly stated rights.
The Court found that the right to privacy exists within the penumbra of the Bill of Rights.
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