Penumbra : (전문용어)반그늘, 반그림자, (부분 일식/월식의)반영, 그림자, 어두운면, 그늘, 주변부, 테두리, 도시와 외각사이 애매한 지역, 불확실한 영역, 애매한것, 불확실한 것, 감춰진 것, 둘러싸여진 것
1)
penumbra, to talk about astronomical definition
when there is an eclipse of the sun, you have a partial eclipse or a full eclipse and if there's a full eclipse then you are in the umbra, complete shade, but if there's a partial eclipase you can see some of the sun but everything is much darkened and that is the technical meaning of penumbra
however, this technical meaning that most dictionaries show you is really not very useful from a language point
most of English dictionaries offer only the meaning of its technicall definitions rather than offering the meanings in real uses
2)
this word, means a gray area between two things
it's not very clear. that is one of the ways we use it
if we are all compliant and do everything we are told, this is a penumbra of existence, so a shadowy existence
it's effectively talking about a shadow now
if you look at a picture, you can see the object and then you have shading and the penumbra is the shading that goes on a picture, and the shading of light and dark is what makes a good picture
a penumbra of somber dignity came over his reputation
3)
the second way we use penumbra, means something on the edge
the bit around the edge where it's not clearly defined the edge of something
you have the center of the city and the penumbra that surrounds it outskirts
on the fringe of, on the edge of, he lives on the penumbra of the ciity where it is thisn still the city or is this another village
the diffuse outer part of something
4)
we also use, penumbra, to talk about a shadowy gray area where things are not very clear and uncertain
if you are defining if something is right or wrong, unforunately most things are not right or wrong. there has this penumbra betwewen the two
gray area where it's not clear which one it belongs to
one of the problems with laws is it's very difficult to define things exactly and lawyers end up arguing about the penumbra
a penumbra of uncertainty about this
a penumbra of uncertainty about what the law says
if you need to choose 20 candidates, there are 15 that are obviously good candidates and then there are another 10 candidates that are on the penumbra, maybe yes maybe no
penumbra, grayish marginal area, this outer part where there is uncertainty
for an area of doubt
5)
something that covers, something that surrounds
he was always in the penumbra of his brother, in the shade on the outside area
there was penumbra of secrecy associated with this project
criminal activities that take place in the penumbra
6)
penumbra, to talk about astronomical definition
when there is an eclipse of the sun, you have a partial eclipse or a full eclipse and if there's a full eclipse then you are in the umbra, complete shade, but if there's a partial eclipase you can see some of the sun but everything is much darkened and that is the technical meaning of penumbra
however, this technical meaning that most dictionaries show you is really not very useful from a language point
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