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penumbra

Region of partial shade between the totally dark part (umbra) of a shadow and the fully illuminated region outside. It occurs when a source of light is only partially obscured by a shadow-casting object. The darkness of a penumbra varies gradually from total darkness at one edge to full brightness at the other. In astronomy, a penumbra is a region of the Earth from which only a partial eclipse of the Sun can be seen.



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Slowly the penumbra, the shadow of a shadow, crept on over the bright surface, and as it crept I heard deep gasps of fear rising from the multitude around.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
The penumbra, dense and dark, was the virtual screen of a figure which stood in it as still as some image erect in a niche or as some black-vizored sentinel guarding a treasure.
The Jolly Corner by James, Henry View in context
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