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Monday, May 6th, 2024
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Umbra
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(1):
(n.) The fainter part of a sun spot; - now more commonly called penumbra.
(2):
(n.) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.
(3):
(n.) Any one of several species of sciaenoid food fishes of the genus Umbrina, especially the Mediterranean species (U. cirrhosa), which is highly esteemed as a market fish; - called also ombre, and umbrine.
(4):
(n.) The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; - used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Umbra'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/u/umbra.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Umbra'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/u/umbra.html. 1828.
