Explore Penumbral through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like shadow. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Penumbral in a sentence
Penumbral meaning
- Of, or pertaining to, the penumbra.
- Implied or logically following from something, but not directly stated.
- Connected to a term, but not essential to its meaning.
Synonyms of Penumbral
Using Penumbral
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, or pertaining to, the penumbra. | Implied or logically following from something, but not directly stated. | Connected to a term, but not essential to its meaning.
- Useful related words include: shadow.
- In the example corpus, penumbral often appears in combinations such as: penumbral lunar, the penumbral, penumbral eclipse.
Context around Penumbral
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Penumbral
- In this selection, "penumbral" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, four, outer, shadow, lunar, eclipse and shadows stand out and add context to how "penumbral" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a penumbral eclipse occurs and also a penumbral lunar eclipse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "penumbral" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with penumbral
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lunar Eclipse 2020: What is a penumbral lunar eclipse and how it occurs? (13 words)
A penumbral eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth's penumbra. (13 words)
During a penumbral eclipse, the moon is slightly obscured by the Earth's shadow. (14 words)
Lunar eclipse appearance A lunar eclipse occurs in two regions, an outer penumbral shadow where the sunlight is dimmed, and an inner umbral shadow, where much dimmer sunlight only exists by refraction through the Earth's atmosphere, leaving a red color. (41 words)
Contact points relative to the Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows, here with the Moon near is descending node The timing of total lunar eclipses are determined by its contacts: citation :P1 (First contact): Beginning of the penumbral eclipse. (39 words)
Family values dominate at the First Quarter Moon in Leo on April 27. A second chance for reconciliation and deep connection comes at the Full Scorpio Moon May 5, Pesach Sheini, which is also a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. (38 words)
Lunar Eclipse 2020: What is a penumbral lunar eclipse and how it occurs? (13 words)
Example sentences (11)
Contact points relative to the Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows, here with the Moon near is descending node The timing of total lunar eclipses are determined by its contacts: citation :P1 (First contact): Beginning of the penumbral eclipse.
Family values dominate at the First Quarter Moon in Leo on April 27. A second chance for reconciliation and deep connection comes at the Full Scorpio Moon May 5, Pesach Sheini, which is also a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse.
During a penumbral eclipse, the moon is slightly obscured by the Earth's shadow.
Lunar Eclipse 2020: What is a penumbral lunar eclipse and how it occurs?
The total lunar eclipse lasts for four hours and five minutes, as the magnitude of the eclipse is -0.116, while the penumbral magnitude of the eclipse is 0.895.
This is the first of the four penumbral lunar eclipses that are set to occur this year.
Top on the list are the penumbral lunar eclipse, which the world is expected to witness on January 10 and 11 and the La Niña climate disruption in public health.
A penumbral eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth's penumbra.
Lunar eclipse appearance A lunar eclipse occurs in two regions, an outer penumbral shadow where the sunlight is dimmed, and an inner umbral shadow, where much dimmer sunlight only exists by refraction through the Earth's atmosphere, leaving a red color.
This comparison shows the southern shadow penumbral lunar eclipse of January 1999 (left) to the moon outside of the shadow (right) demonstrates this subtle dimming.
Total penumbral eclipses are rare, and when these occur, that portion of the moon which is closest to the umbra can appear somewhat darker than the rest of the moon.
Common combinations with penumbral
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: