What is the meaning of Umbra?

  • (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.
  • (n.) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra.
  • (n.) The central dark portion or nucleus, of a sun spot.
  • (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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). umbra. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/umbra/definitions/2076127
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MLAWebster's. "umbra" 28 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/umbra/definitions/2076127>
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