Umbra

/ˈʌmbɹə/

Synonyms for "umbra" (35 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Noun(4 words)
central shadowdark areadark conedarkness

Strong matches (11)

Related words (17)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

2 entries
figurative conceptshadow

More specific

4 entries
figurative shadowlunar umbrasolar umbrasymbolic obscurity

Collocations

6 entries
Earth umbracentral shadowconical shadowfull shadowlunar umbrasolar umbra

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

11 translations across 8 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • kernskaduwee noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)

Catalan

1 entries
  • ombra noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)

Finnish

3 entries
  • sydänvarjo noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)
  • täysvarjo noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)
  • umbra noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)

German

1 entries
  • Kernschatten noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 本影 noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)

Polish

1 entries
  • cień noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • umbra noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)

Swedish

2 entries
  • kärnskugga noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)
  • umbra noun (the fully shaded inner area of a shadow)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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A total solar eclipse, or a complete blocking out of the Sun's light, can only be seen by those who live in the area covered by the umbra. People who live in the area of the Earth covered by the penumbra will see a partial eclipse.

Source: tatoeba (3961095)

In order to set up such an algorithm, we need the notion of multiplicative inverse of an umbra. Two umbrae are said to be multiplicative inverse to each other when αγ ≡ u.

Source: wiktionary

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