meaning of umbra
1. The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the suns disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra.
2. The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.
3. The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra.
4. Any one of several species of sciaenoid food fishes of the genus Umbrina, especially the Mediterranean species (U. cirrhosa), which is highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also ombre, and umbrine.
5. a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
Related Words
umbra | umbraculiferous | umbraculiform | umbrae | umbrage | umbrageous | umbrate | umbratic | umbratical | umbratile | umbratious |
