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Definition of: umbra
(um′brə) noun plural ·brae (-brē)
1. That region of a shadow from which the direct light is entirely cut off.
2. Astron. a In an eclipse, that part of the shadow of the earth or moon within which the moon or the sun is entirely hidden. See PENUMBRA. b The inner dark portion of a sunspot. [<L, shadow]
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