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Meanings of umbra in English

We have no meanings for "umbra" in our records yet.
Usage of umbra in English
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There is no use trying to keep in the umbra any longer.
Pharaoh's Broker / Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Anot...
2
Monterey was out of the umbra again, heading into the light.
The Naked God
3
Arkady nursed his hangover in the umbra of red velvet curtains.
Three stations: an arkady renko novel
4
Diagram of umbra, penumbra and antumbra in a two-body system.
The South African
5
Joshua's manoeuvring pack fired, halting him above the mosaic, still in the shell's umbra.
The Reality Dysfunction
6
The Moon's great shadow, or umbra, then passed over the Andes and across to Argentina.
BBC
7
He remained in the tree's umbra only a moment.
The Postman
8
But to capture both the corona and umbra, he needed to find a near-horizon eclipse.
Wired
9
He rose out of the iceberg's umbra cloak.
The Reality Dysfunction
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They were already inside the station's umbra and commencing final rendezvous manoeuvres when the Organization's convoy arrived.
The Naked God
11
They appeared almost annihilated- amerenominis umbra.
Pelham — Volume 05
12
This time, he wanted to include the umbra, the shadow cast by the moon over the Earth's surface.
Wired
13
The length of the moon's umbra is usually greater than the distance of the moon from the earth.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
14
It's a partial lunar eclipse, which means that the moon will partially cross through the umbra and penumbra.
The South African
15
Image: Chart showing how the moon fits into Earth's shadow (the umbra is the darkest portion).
Wired
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He sits in a corner on a three-legged stool, his face and torso beyond the umbra of light.
Dark pursuit
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Umbra through the time