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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesombra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: OM-bra
"La nave entrò nell'ombra della montagna."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area where the light source is completely blocked.
"During a total solar eclipse, observers within the moon's umbra experience complete darkness." - 2
A shaded area or a ghostly phantom; a shadowy image.
"An umbra of mystery hung over the old estate long after the owners departed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin noun 'umbra', meaning shadow, shade, or ghost, dating back to classical antiquity. It entered English in the late 16th century, initially retaining its literal Latin sense before being adopted into astronomy and physics to describe the dark central part of a shadow.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Umbra" is said worldwide
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ombre
Transliteration: om-brə
"L'astronome a étudié l'ombre de la planète."
Kernschatten
Transliteration: KERN-shat-en
"Die Sonne wird im Kernschatten vollständig verdeckt."
ombra
Transliteration: OM-bra
"La nave entrò nell'ombra della montagna."
umbra
Transliteration: UM-bra
"La umbra es la parte más oscura de un eclipse."
umbra
Transliteration: UM-bra
"A umbra cobre a região central do eclipse solar."
छाया
Transliteration: chhaya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पूर्ण सूर्य ग्रहण के दौरान चंद्रमा की छाया पृथ्वी पर पड़ती है।"
本影
Transliteration: běnyǐng
Script: 中文汉字
"在日全食期间，观测者位于月球的本影中。"
본영
Transliteration: bonyeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"개기일식 동안 달의 본영이 지구를 지나갑니다."
本影
Transliteration: honyei
Script: 日本語
"皆既日食の間、観測者は月本影の中に入ります。"
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