penumbra
- IPA[pɪˈnʌmbrə]
英式
- the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.;the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
noun: penumbra, plural noun: penumbrae
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
- ▪ the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
- ▪ the less dark outer part of a sunspot, surrounding the core.
- 2. a peripheral or indeterminate area or group an immense penumbra of theory surrounds any observation
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- IPA[pəˈnəmbrə]
美式
- the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
Oxford American Dictionary