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What is the noun for umbra?

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umbra
  1. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
    1. (astronomy) The area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
  2. (astronomy) The central region of a sunspot.
  3. (literary) A shadow.
  4. (archaic) An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “First, the Earth stopped turning relative to the sun, and the moon parked itself on the dark side, a little outside the umbra.”
      “If you were in a spaceship and you passed through the Earth's umbra you would not be able to see any part of the Sun.”
      “The Moon can then pass through a part of the umbra and then there is a partial eclipse.”
umbras
umbrae
  1. plural of umbra
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The fact that he could see the sunspots with the naked eye and that he could make out the umbrae and penumbrae of the spots suggest that they must have been extremely large.”
      “The fact that the Worcester monk could apparently distinguish the umbrae and penumbrae of the sunspots shows his amazing eye for detail.”
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