The meaning of Penumbra
Penumbra – definition
nounThe partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
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In other cases the moon does not pass through the umbra at all, just going through the penumbra (a …nounA peripheral or indeterminate area or group.
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An immense penumbra of theory surrounds any observation
nounA part of a shadow in which only some of the light is blocked, used especially about a shadow made during an eclipse
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In a lunar eclipse, the outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where earth blocks a portion of the sun'…
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Word origin
mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Latin paene ‘almost’ + umbra ‘shadow’.
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