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1. The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra. 2. The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot. 3. The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly called penumbra. 4. Any one of several species of sciaenoid food fishes of the genus Umbrina, especially the Mediterranean species (U. cirrhosa), which is highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also ombre, and umbrine. 5. a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light 
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