How to pronounce penumbra
American English pronunciation
puh-NUM-bruh
- IPA
- /pəˈnʌmbɹə/
- Syllables
- puh · NUM · bruh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What penumbra means
The partly shaded edge of a shadow
In a sentence: We stood in the penumbra of the big tree, half in sun and half in shade.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin words meaning "almost a shadow."
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