penumbra
Meaning of penumbra
noun
- A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
- An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
- An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.
- Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects.
- (in "ischaemic penumbra", after a stroke) A region of the brain that has lost only some of its blood supply, and retains structural integrity but has lost function.
Information about penumbra
- It is a name.
- The plural form of penumbra is: penumbras.
- Languages in which penumbra is used:
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GalicianHyphenation of penumbra
penum-bra
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- penumbra is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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Words that rhyme with penumbra
Alhambra, Anambra, Cambra, alhambra, zambra, acetoxycembra, cembra, Coimbra, Kimbra, Umbra, umbra
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