Associations to the word «Penumbral»

Wiktionary

PENUMBRAL, adjective. Of, or pertaining to, the penumbra.

Dictionary definition

PENUMBRAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.