umbra

Meaning

  1. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
  2. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
  3. The central region of a sunspot.
  4. A shadow.
  5. An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
  6. One of the family Umbridae of mudminnows.
  7. One of genus Umbrina of drums (family Sciaenidae).
  8. An element of the umbral calculus.

Hyphenated as
um‧bra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʌmbɹə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin umbra (“shadow”). Doublet of umber.

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