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单词 penumbra
释义 penumbra
 —penumbral, penumbrous,  adj.  
 /pi num"breuh/,  n.  ,  pl.   penumbrae /-bree/, penumbras.
  1.  Astron.  
   a. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Cf. umbra (def. 3a).
   b. the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Cf. umbra (def. 3b).
  2. a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area.
 [1660-70; < NL, equiv. to L paen- PEN- + umbra shade]
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