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antumbra

/ænˈtʌm.bɹə/

antumbra noun: the region from which an occulting body appears entirely contained within the disc of the light source.

antumbra: the region from which an occulting body appears entirely contained within the disc of the light...
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Noun

antumbra (plural antumbrae)

  1. (rare) The region from which an occulting body appears entirely contained within the disc of the light source.

antumbra meaning in Tamil

antumbra in Tamil

எதிர்நிழல், எதிர்கருநிழல்

Forms of antumbra

pluralantumbrae

Origin of antumbra

From ante- (“before”) + umbra (“shadow”).

Questions about antumbra

What does antumbra mean?
Antumbra means the region from which an occulting body appears entirely contained within the disc of the light source.
What is antumbra in Tamil?
Antumbra in Tamil is எதிர்நிழல், எதிர்கருநிழல். See Antumbra meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antumbra?
Antumbra is a noun.
How do you pronounce antumbra?
Antumbra is pronounced /ænˈtʌm.bɹə/.
What is the plural of antumbra?
The plural of antumbra is antumbrae.

Words near antumbra in the dictionary

  1. antsy
  2. antthrush
  3. antthrushes
  4. Antu
  5. Antum
  6. antumbra
  7. antumbrae
  8. Antuna
  9. Antunas
  10. Antunez
  11. Antunezes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antumbra (page history and authors); antumbra (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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