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Definition or meaning of the English word Umbra
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 central dark portion; or nucleus; of a sun spot. (n.). The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra. (n.). Any one of several species of sciaenoid food fishes of the genus Umbrina; especially the Mediterranean species U. cirrhosa (n.).
Translations for the English word Umbra
German Translation for the English word Umbra is Erdschatten[Noun]
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