penumbra
8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr
noun
a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
Penumbra in a sentence
The other places see the penumbra of the moon's shadow fall on the earth, so the eclipse is partial, and part of the sun's disc is still visible.
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