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umbra [um´brah]
the part of a shadow in which there is no light from any light source.
a sharp appearance to the edges of a structure on a radiograph.

penumbra 
1. Region of very low illumination on a dark background.
2. Zone in which the brightness varies from some illumination to zero (umbra) in the shadow cast by an opaque object intercepting light from an extensive light source. See shadow.


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This Umbra Rolly round occasional table by Matt Carr is made from American black walnut solid and veneers with a concealed tambour door for storage.
The umbra then flits across the islands of southern Japan and veers into the western Pacific, where at one point the duration of totality -- when the solar disc is wholly covered -- will be six minutes, 39 seconds.
The umbra then flits across the islands of southern Japan and veers into the western Pacific, where at one point the duration of totality -- when the solar disc is wholly covered -- will be six minutes, 39 seconds.
 
 
 
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