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Showing words for PENUMBRA using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Penumbra

penumbra

7 Letter Words for Penumbra

puerman

6 Letter Words for Penumbra

barmen, bumper, manure, menura, murena, number, panure, pneuma, preman, unbare, unbear, upbear, urbane

5 Letter Words for Penumbra

abner, abune, amber, amper, aperu, arpen, baume, bearm, beman, bemar, bepun, berun, brame, bream, brume, brune, buran, burma, embar, enarm, erump, namer, neuma, paren, pareu, perau, pneum, prune, purae, ramen, reban, reman, remap, rumba, rumen, umber, umbra, umbre, unare, unarm, unbar, unram, uparm, upbar, upran, urban, urena, urman, urnae

4 Letter Words for Penumbra

ambe, amen, amur, anre, aper, aren, arum, aube, aune, bane, bapu, bare, barm, barn, barp, baru, baun, baur, beam, bean, bear, beau, bema, bena, berm, bern, brae, bran, brum, bump, buna, bura, bure, burn, burp, earn, enam, erub, mabe, mane, mare, maru, maun, mean, mear, menu, mrna, mura, mure, nabe, nabu, name, nape, napu, nare, naur, neap, near, nema, nepa, neum, numb, nump, pane, pare, pean, pear, peba, perm, pern, peru, pram, prau, prem, puan, puer, puma, puna, pure, rame, ramp, rane, rape, raun, ream, rean, reap, rube, ruen, rumb, rume, rump, rune, rupa, unbe, uran, urea, urna

3 Letter Words for Penumbra

abm, abn, abp, abr, abu, aer, amb, ame, amp, amu, ane, anu, ape, apr, arb, are, arm, arn, aru, aum, bae, bam, ban, bap, bar, ben, ber, bmr, bpm, bra, bum, bun, bur, eam, ean, ear, eau, ebn, emp, emu, epa, era, ern, mab, mae, man, map, mar, mau, mba, mea, men, mer, meu, mna, mpb, mun, nab, nae, nam, nap, nar, nbe, nea, neb, nep, nub, num, nur, pam, pan, par, pau, pea, pen, per, pre, prn, pua, pub, pun, pur, rab, ram, ran, rap, rea, reb, rem, rep, rna, rpm, rub, rue, rum, run, uma, ume, ump, una, unb, unp, ura, urb, ure, urn, urp

Definitions for Penumbra

[1] Astronomy . the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra(def 3a) . the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra(def 3b) .
[2] a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area.
[3] a fringe region of half shadow resulting from the partial obstruction of light by an opaque object
[4] astronomy the lighter and outer region of a sunspot
[5] painting the point or area in which light and shade blend

Words related to Penumbra

shadow, dark, gloom, obscurity, shade, darkness, dusk, screen, cover, shadiness, umbrage, blackness, coolness, umbra, semidarkness, gloominess, adumbration, shelter, protection, dimness

Words nearby Penumbra

pentylenetetrazol, penuche, penuchle, penult, penultimate, penumbra, penurious, penury, penutian, penza, penzance

Origin of Penumbra

1660–70; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin paen- pen- + umbra shade

Other words from Penumbra

pe·num·bral , pe·num·brous , adjective

Word origin for Penumbra

C17: via New Latin from Latin paene almost + umbra shadow

Synonyms for Penumbra

shadow, adumbration, blackness, coolness, cover, darkness, dusk, gloominess, obscurity, screen, semidarkness, shadiness, shadows, umbra, umbrage, obscuration