Polyglot Dictionary

penumbra

/peˈnũbɾɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as penumbras

Meaning

  1. semi-darkness

    • Ficou na penumbra.

      He stayed in the half-light.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does penumbra mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ficou na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches penumbra?

noun

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