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umbra

noun pl. umbrae or umbras

  1. shade or a shadow
  2. the dark central cone of shadow projecting from a planet or satellite on the side opposite the sun
  3. the dark central part of a sunspot
  4. Rare a phantom, or ghost
  5. Physics a perfect or complete shadow, in which no direct light is received from the source of illumination

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See umbra in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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