Толковый словарь английского языка - penumbra
Penumbra
penumbra
noun (plural ~e or -bras) see: umbrage Date: 1666 1. a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light, a shaded region surrounding the dark central portion of a sunspot, a surrounding or adjoining region in which something exists in a lesser degree ; fringe , a body of rights held to be guaranteed by implication in a civil constitution, something that covers, surrounds, or obscures ; shroud , ~l adjective
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n. (pl. penumbrae or penumbras) 1 a the partly shaded region around the shadow of an opaque body, esp. that around the total shadow of the moon or earth in an eclipse. b the less dark outer part of a sunspot. 2 a partial shadow. Derivatives penumbral adj. Etymology: mod.L f. L paene almost + UMBRA shadow ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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