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penumbra meaning in Tamil

நிறைவணுகுநிழல்

/pəˈnʌm.bɹə/

penumbra in Tamil: நிறைவணுகுநிழல், புற நிழல், புறநிழல், நிறைவு அணுகு நிழல். In English, penumbra means a partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.

Tamil words for penumbra

நிறைவணுகுநிழல், புற நிழல், புறநிழல், நிறைவு அணுகு நிழல்

English meaning of penumbra

  1. noun A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
  2. noun A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
  3. noun An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
  4. noun An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.

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What is the meaning of penumbra in Tamil?
Penumbra in Tamil is நிறைவணுகுநிழல், புற நிழல், புறநிழல், நிறைவு அணுகு நிழல்.
penumbra என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Penumbra: நிறைவணுகுநிழல், புற நிழல், புறநிழல், நிறைவு அணுகு நிழல்.
What does penumbra mean in English?
Penumbra means a partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: penumbra (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: penumbra (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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