Penumbra (Crossword clue)

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• A fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
• The SUNSPOT area that may surround the darker UMBRA or umbrae
• The lighter part of a shadow found on the shadow's edge
• The shadow cast, in an eclipse, where the light is partly
• The larger shadow cast by the Moon during a solar eclipse
• A penumbra is a partly shaded region around the shadow of an opaque body
• In astronomy, a grayish area surrounding the dark center of a sunspot
• The part of a picture where the shade imperceptibly blends with the light
• The transition region between the darkest shadow and full brightness
• • The lighter, outer shadow of a double-shadow effect produced by a large
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