umbra

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Pronunciation

• enPR: ŭmʹbrə, IPA: /ˈʌmbɹə/

Noun

umbra (plural umbras)

1. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
   1. (astronomy) The area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
2. (astronomy) The central region of a sunspot.
3. (chiefly, literary) A shadow.
4. (archaic) An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
5. One of the family Umbridae of mudminnows.
6. A sciaenoid fish, the umbrine.

Translations

• French: ombre
• German: Umbra

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