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Word | Penumbra |
Tamil Meaning | அரிநிழல், பென்ம்ப்ரா, அரைநிழற் கூறு, நிலவுலகு திங்கள் இணை நிழலான திண்ணிழற்பகுதி சூழ்ந்த அரைநிழல் வட்டம், கதிரவன் கறைப் பொட்டுச் சூழ்ந்த இளங்கரும் பகுதி. |
a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra / An incomplete or partial shadow. / partial shadow (in an eclipse) / the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object. / a: a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light b: 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 a penumbra of secrecy a penumbra of somber dignity has descended over his reputation — James Atlas / : a blurred area in a radiograph at the edge of an anatomical structure, | |
Usage | ⇒ During an eclipse, we can see an area of total darkness and a lighter area, which is the penumbra. ⇒ the lunar eclipse began with a subtle darkening of the lunar surface as it passed within the Earth's penumbra ⇒ In other cases the Moon does not pass through the umbra at all, just going through the penumbra (a region of partial shadow). |
Synonyms | shade, shadow, umbra, umbrage, gloom, darkness, dusk, eclipse, night, shadiness, silhouette, apex, apparition, back, base, bevel, blanket, bottom, brim, bump, |
Antonyms | light, brightness, brilliance, daybreak, effulgence, illumination, incandescence, lightness, lucidity, lucidness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, radiance, radiancy, sunlight, sunrise, sunshine, |
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