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   umbra

   /ˈʌmbrə/

   noun

   • 1. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
   • ▪ the dark central part of a sunspot.
   • 2. shadow or darkness: literary "an impenetrable umbra seemed to fill every inch of the museum"

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting a phantom or ghost): from Latin, literally ‘shade’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. umbral adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

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