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noun • a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra | ||||||||
| 39% | 9 | Partial shadow areas | ||||||
noun • A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse. • A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot. • An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories. • An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe. • Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects. • (in "ischaemic penumbra", after a stroke) A region of the brain that has lost only some of its blood supply, and retains structural integrity but has lost function. | ||||||||
| 36% | 9 | Related to partial shadow | ||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra | ||||||||
Partial Shadow
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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