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umbra

/ˈʌmbrə/noun

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प्रच्छाया, पूर्ण छाया

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nounumbrae or umbras
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    [C] technical

    the dark central part of a shadow, especially the area on the earth or the moon where an eclipse is total

    प्रच्छाया, पूर्ण छाया

    • People inside the moon's umbra see a total eclipse of the sun.
    • the umbra of a sunspot
?Which word?

Do not confuse umbra (the completely dark central shadow) and penumbra (the partly dark outer shadow around it).

Umbra (बीच की पूरी तरह अँधेरी छाया, प्रच्छाया) और penumbra (उसके चारों ओर की हल्की छाया, उपच्छाया) में भ्रम न करें।