umbra

noun

ˈəm-brə How to pronounce umbra (audio)
Definition of umbranext
1
as in shadows
a time or place of little or no light strange noises were coming from the wooded umbra beyond our campfire

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2
as in shadow
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays during a solar eclipse observers located within the umbra experience a complete blocking of the sun by the moon

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Recent Examples of umbra Plan to start capturing images during the partial phase to document the moon’s transition into the Earth’s umbra, but save most of your efforts for totality. — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Viewers in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile experienced totality as the moon passed entirely within the darkest part of Earth's shadow, or umbra, so that the sun was completely blocked. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025 What will happen beginning Thursday night is a total lunar eclipse, meaning the entire moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, an area known as the umbra. — Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025 The partial eclipse is on as the moon sinks deeper into the umbra. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for umbra
Recent Examples of Synonyms for umbra
  1. shadow
  2. dark
  3. shade
  4. darkness
  5. dusk
  6. black
  7. blackness
  8. twilight
Noun
  • From data leakage to shadow engineering, no-code, robotic process automation (RPA) and AI apps create an expanding attack surface that is beyond the reach of standard security controls.
    — Yair Finzi, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Lisa Stardust reveals how this post-Mercury and Venus shadow period will affect each zodiac sign Comments Mercury and Venus retrograde are finally coming to an end!
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of shadow
Noun
  • Most Marvel Cinematic Universe fans will be unfamiliar with this nefarious dark alter ego of the mysterious crusader called Sentry, who is essentially Marvel Comics' psychotic version of DC Comics' Superman.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • For us, the best option was renting a car for transportation to and from the airport but hunkering down at the lodge after dark for the most rewarding and stress-free experience.
    — Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of dark
Noun
  • Keep reading to learn about the four main paint shades that pros would rather not see in a hallway, and why.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The ornate design will look great will all your suitcase mainstays, plus shoppers have their choice of seven springy shades, from red to sage green.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of shade
Noun
  • That’s where the darkness comes in for her, and certainly her son.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Put all those elements together, and the show remained fun and witty and insightful despite all of its darkness because viewers never got attached to any one character.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of darkness
Noun
  • The art can be viewed each evening at dusk through Wednesday.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Some types of mosquitoes bite during the day, while others are more active at dusk and dawn.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of dusk
Noun
  • Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.
    — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.
    — Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
Definition of black
Noun
  • The text gets smaller and quieter in the next three panels, followed by three extraordinary solid panels of inky blackness.
    — Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
  • In each image, a patch of purple with neon pink veins floats in the blackness of space, surrounded by flecks of light.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Definition of blackness
Noun
  • Their paths crossed again when Slot returned to Zwolle in the twilight of his playing days after spells at NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The ostensible reason: Benedict didn’t want his physical deterioration to paralyze the church the way John Paul II’s Parkinson’s disease did during the twilight of a papacy that lasted more than a quarter of a century.
    — Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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