penumbra
noun[CorU]
physicsspecializeduk/pɪˈnʌm.brə/us/pɪˈnʌm.brə/apartof ashadowin which only some of thelightisblocked, usedespeciallyabout ashadowmade during aneclipse:
In alunareclipse, theoutershadowor penumbra is azonewhereEarthblocksaportionof the sun'srays.月食发生时,外侧的暗影或称半影是地球把部分太阳光挡住了的区域。
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Darkness & becoming dark
- blackness
- darken
- darkened
- darkly
- darkness
- deepen
- dim
- dimly
- dimness
- dingily
- draw
- matt
- moonless
- shaded
- shadow
- shadowy
- sombreness
- subdued
- twilight
- umbra
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