penombra

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Sostantivo

penombra f sing (pl.: penombre)

  1. parte circoscritta all'ombra di un corpo in cui solo una parte di raggi luminosi che lo colpiscono vengono intercettati dal corpo interessato

Sillabazione

pe | nóm | bra

Pronuncia

IPA: /peˈnombra/

Etimologia / Derivazione

dal latino penumbra formato dal latino paene cioè "quasi" e da umbra ossia "ombra"

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Proverbi e modi di dire

  • stare nella penombra

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