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Meaning of "umbra" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UMBRA

From Latin: shade, shadow.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UMBRA

umbra  [ˈʌmbrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UMBRA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Umbra is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UMBRA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

umbra

Umbra

The umbra, penumbra and antumbra are three distinct parts of a shadow, created by any light source after impinging on an opaque object. For a point source only the umbra is cast. These names are most often used for the shadows cast by celestial bodies, though they are sometimes used to describe levels of darkness, such as in sunspots.

Definition of umbra in the English dictionary

The definition of umbra in the dictionary is a region of complete shadow resulting from the total obstruction of light by an opaque object, esp the shadow cast by the moon onto the earth during a solar eclipse. Other definition of umbra is the darker inner region of a sunspot.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UMBRA


abracadabra
ˌæbrəkəˈdæbrə
algebra
ˈældʒɪbrə
Alhambra
ælˈhæmbrə
Anambra
əˈnæmbrə
candelabra
ˌkændɪˈlɑːbrə
cembra
ˈsɛmbrə
cobra
ˈkəʊbrə
dobra
ˈdəʊbrə
Ellenborough
ˈɛlənbrə
labra
ˈleɪbrə
libra
ˈlaɪbrə
Middlesbrough
ˈmɪdəlzbrə
palabra
pəˈlɑːbrə
penumbra
pɪˈnʌmbrə
robe-de-chambre
rɔbdəʃɑ̃brə
robes-de-chambre
rɔbdəʃɑ̃brə
sabra
ˈsɑːbrə
Scarborough
ˈskɑːbrə
vertebra
ˈvɜːtɪbrə
zebra
ˈziːbrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UMBRA

umbonic
umbraculate
umbraculiform
umbraculum
umbrae
umbrage
umbrageous
umbrageously
umbrageousness
umbral
umbrated
umbratic
umbratical
umbratile
umbratilous
umbrel
umbrella
umbrella bird
umbrella bush
umbrella pine

WORDS THAT END LIKE UMBRA

Akubra
Aldabra
Boolean algebra
bra
cerebra
Coimbra
common zebra
disjecta membra
half-cup bra
Indian cobra
king cobra
lubra
Mahalla el Kubra
nursing bra
padded bra
Rubbra
sports bra
terebra
uplift bra
zabra

Synonyms and antonyms of umbra in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «umbra» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UMBRA

Find out the translation of umbra to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of umbra from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «umbra» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

本影
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

umbra
570 millions of speakers

English

umbra
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिछाया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الظل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Umbra
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

umbra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রচ্ছায়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ombre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umbra
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umbra
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

本影
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암영부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umbra
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vong linh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அம்ப்ராவுக்குள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उंबर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tam gölge
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umbra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Umbra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Umbra
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umbra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

umbra
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

umbra
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Umbra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umbra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of umbra

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UMBRA»

The term «umbra» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.032 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UMBRA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «umbra» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «umbra» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about umbra

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UMBRA»

Discover the use of umbra in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to umbra and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Umbra: In You I Find. in You I Am Lost.
Follow the story of Joan Tallmond, a young courtier at Henry VIII s court, as she learns to sink or swim during this volatile era. Feel her struggle, her love, her happiness, her pain.
Maneha Sethi, 2012
2
Umbra: The Velvet Shadow
The Apocalypse is coming, even in the spirit world. Umbra: The Velvet Shadow is a Werewolf sourcebook detailing the places, spirits and cosmology of the Garou spirit world".
Harry Heckel, 1999
3
Blacksent: Book of the Umbra
Blood-debt haunts Ncon, an Assassin's unforgiven legacy. With the swordmage Figment, and the wizard Zandor's subversive guidance, Ncon returns to his homeland to face his God, and kill once more.
Michael A. LaFlamme, Michael D. Poe, 2007
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Umbra; The Early Poems of Ezra Pound
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Ezra Pound, 2010
5
Junius. Stat nominis umbra
Junius, Sir Philip Francis. the Scots in private life, and observe their principles of acting to us and to each other; the characteristic prudence, the selfish nationality, the indefatigable smile, the persevering assiduity, the everlasting profession of a  ...
Junius, Sir Philip Francis, 1813
6
Umbra
Baron Brady. If I knew Julian better, I would have known never to trust a word he said. Would you believe he kissed Margeaux full on the lips not five minutes after the ceremony? And this wasn't just any old kiss. I felt sorry for him when Daddy ...
Baron Brady
7
Hotch-pot, by Umbra
Charles Cavendish Clifford (sir, 4th bart.) 88 PRINCES STREET, EDINBURGH. 15 What is Sabbath-Breaking ? 8vo, price 2s. The Dynamical Theory of Heat. By P. G. TAIT, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
Charles Cavendish Clifford (sir, 4th bart.), 1867
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The Letters of Junius: Stat Nominis Umbra
Stat Nominis Umbra Junius Robert Heron. LETTER XLIV. TO THE PRINTER OF THE PUBLIC ADVERTISED. THE debates in parliament had never yet been regularly and avowedly made public, in the newspapers. But, various artifices had ...
Junius, Robert Heron, 1801
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History of Mathematics
The Umbra Recta and Umbra Versa. The Surya Siddhanta (c. 400) and other Hindu works speak of the shadow, particularly in connection with astronomical rules, but it was the Arabs who first made any real use of it as a function. It was Ahmed ...
David Eugene Smith, 1958
10
The Sun and How to Observe It: theoretische, klinische und ...
Some pores will become larger and darker, becoming as dark as the typical sunspot umbra; this we call an umbra spot. This is where most sunspots end development, only to decay in a short time. If a sunspot is to continue to grow, a coarse ...
Jamey L. Jenkins, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UMBRA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term umbra is used in the context of the following news items.
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UATG Opens sales channel for Umbra Arms Battle Rifle, UBR-16
With UAT Arms getting ready to release its new Umbra Battle Rifle, Mr. Umbra commented ... While the primary customer of the Umbra Battle Rifle will be the US ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Umbra appoints chief financial officer
Umbra Applied Technologies Group announced Tuesday that it has appointed Thomas L. Crom as chief financial officer, effective July 1. Crom, according to the ... «NJBIZ, Jun 15»
3
Exclusive Interview with Developers of CRYENGINE-powered …
Umbra is a new gorgeous hack'n'slash action RPG developed by a studio called SolarFall Games, and it will be available for the Linux platform. The developers ... «Softpedia News, Jun 15»
4
Umbra struggles with copycats worldwide
As chief executive officer of Umbra, Les Mandelbaum has plenty of things to attend to. But the one thing he's sure to do every day while managing the sprawling ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
5
Umbra Comfortably Reaches Kickstarter Goal
Well… That escalated quickly. Umbra, the isometric “Skyrim meets Diablo”, has reached its goal of $US260,000 with 12 days left to go on Kickstarter. «Kotaku Australia, Jun 15»
6
Skyrim Meets Diablo: The Steam Stream Plays Umbra
A couple weeks ago I reported on Umbra, a game that wants to be the unholy demon baby of Skyrim and Diablo. Does it succeed? I got my hands on a demo, ... «Kotaku Australia, May 15»
7
Quick Look: Umbra Tech Demo
Umbra, coming from indie studio SolarFall Games, is the next big title aiming to make a name for itself in the hack and slash segment. While the game's ... «Softpedia News, May 15»
8
Umbra – Hack and Slash gives gamers a universe of choice
SolarFall Games, a small indie studio in France, is standing on the shoulders of giants. With their action-RPG “Umbra” they are taking the best elements of the ... «Gosu Tech, May 15»
9
Umbra - 8 Minutes of Gameplay from the Gorgeous Cryengine RPG
DSOG has shared 8 minutes of gameplay footage from Umbra, the amazing looking CryEngine action RPG from SolarFall Games, currently under development ... «WCCFtech, May 15»
10
'Umbra' News: Customizable Action RPG Now on Kickstarter
"Umbra" as the IGN report describes it, is a hack and slash open world role-playing game which is being built using CryEngine3, a game engine that allows for ... «Christian Post, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Umbra [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/umbra>. Apr 2024 ».
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