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Meanings of umbra in inglés

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Usage of umbra in inglés
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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...
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Monterey was out of the umbra again, heading into the light.
The Naked God
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Arkady nursed his hangover in the umbra of red velvet curtains.
Three stations: an arkady renko novel
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Diagram of umbra, penumbra and antumbra in a two-body system.
The South African
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Joshua's manoeuvring pack fired, halting him above the mosaic, still in the shell's umbra.
The Reality Dysfunction
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The Moon's great shadow, or umbra, then passed over the Andes and across to Argentina.
BBC
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He remained in the tree's umbra only a moment.
The Postman
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But to capture both the corona and umbra, he needed to find a near-horizon eclipse.
Wired
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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
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They appeared almost annihilated- amerenominis umbra.
Pelham — Volume 05
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This time, he wanted to include the umbra, the shadow cast by the moon over the Earth's surface.
Wired
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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
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It's a partial lunar eclipse, which means that the moon will partially cross through the umbra and penumbra.
The South African
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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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