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Definition penumbra

Etymology

From New Latin penumbra, from Latin paene (“almost”) + umbra (“shadow”).

Noun

penumbra (plural penumbras or penumbrae)

  1. A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
  2. (astronomy) A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
  3. (figuratively) An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
  4. (figuratively) An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.
  5. Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects.
  6. (medicine) (in "ischaemic penumbra", after a stroke) A region of the brain that has lost only some of its blood supply, and retains structural integrity but has lost function.

Results 180 Words with the letters PENUMBRA

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15 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
UNCOMPROMISABLE 33
14 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
HYPERURBANISMS 29
PERAMBULATIONS 26
REPUBLICANISMS 29
SUBDEPARTMENTS 26
UNPROGRAMMABLE 31
13 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
HYPERURBANISM 28
PERAMBULATING 27
PERAMBULATION 25
REPUBLICANISM 28
SUBDEPARTMENT 25
UNPERFORMABLE 28
UNPROBLEMATIC 28
9 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
PENUMBRAE 20
PENUMBRAL 21
PENUMBRAS 20
8 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
PENUMBRA 19
6 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
BARMEN 13
BUMPER 16
MANURE 11
NUMBER 14
PNEUMA 14
PREMAN 13
UMBRAE 13
UNBEAR 11
UPBEAR 13
URBANE 11
5 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
AMBER 11
ARPEN 9
BREAM 11
BRUME 12
BURAN 10
EMBAR 11
NAMER 9
PAREU 9
PRUNE 10
RAMEN 9
REMAN 9
REMAP 11
RUMBA 12
RUMEN 10
UMBER 12
UMBRA 12
UNARM 10
UNBAR 10
URBAN 10
4 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
AMEN 8
APER 7
ARUM 8
BANE 8
BARE 7
BARM 10
BARN 8
BEAM 10
BEAN 8
BEAR 7
BEAU 8
BEMA 10
BERM 10
BRAE 7
BRAN 8
BREN 8
BUMP 14
BUNA 9
BURA 8
BURN 9
BURP 11
EARN 5
MABE 10
MANE 8
MARE 7
MAUN 9
MEAN 8
MENU 9
MURA 8
MURE 8
NABE 8
NAME 8
NAPE 8
NEAP 8
NEAR 5
NEMA 8
NEUM 9
NUMB 12
PANE 8
PARE 7
PEAN 8
PEAR 7
PERM 10
PRAM 10
PRAU 8
PUMA 11
PUNA 9
PURE 8
RAMP 10
RAPE 7
REAM 7
REAP 7
RUBE 8
RUMP 11
RUNE 6
UNBE 9
UREA 5
3 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
AMP 9
AMU 7
ANE 4
APE 6
ARB 6
ARE 3
ARM 6
BAM 9
BAN 7
BAP 9
BAR 6
BEN 7
BRA 6
BUM 10
BUN 8
BUR 7
EAR 3
EAU 4
EMU 7
ERA 3
ERN 4
MAE 6
MAN 7
MAP 9
MAR 6
MEN 7
MUN 8
NAB 7
NAE 4
NAM 7
NAP 7
NEB 7
NUB 8
PAM 9
PAN 7
PAR 6
PEA 6
PEN 7
PER 6
PUB 10
PUN 8
PUR 7
RAM 6
RAN 4
RAP 6
REB 6
REM 6
REP 6
RUB 7
RUE 4
RUM 7
RUN 5
UMP 10
URB 7
URN 5
2 letter words with the letters PENUMBRA ↑
AB 5
AE 2
AM 5
AN 3
AR 2
BA 5
BE 5
EM 5
EN 3
ER 2
MA 5
ME 5
MU 6
NA 3
NE 3
NU 4
PA 5
PE 5
RE 2
UM 6
UN 4
UP 6

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