umbra
/ˈʌmbɹə/ · noun
Meaning
- The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
- The central region of a sunspot.
- A shadow.
- An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
- One of the family Umbridae of mudminnows.
- A sciaenoid fish, the umbrine.
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