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What does penumbral mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word penumbral? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Of, or pertaining to, the penumbra.
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I think it's important that we recognize the existence of this problematic, penumbral group, but that doesn't mean that there aren't people who do take responsibility.
Rick would howl, and then rapidly half-wade, half-swim down the penumbral corridor and stumble up onto the next sandbank, laughing.
It would obviously be impossible to view the exhibits in the penumbral candlelight by which they would originally have been seen.
Isabel snuck into the guest bedroom and settled into an overstuffed armchair at a penumbral corner.
However, because of the high contrast, the penumbral region may be more difficult to image with EC film.
The nearly flat trail was bordered on one side by precipitous slopes, where penumbral snowfields fell into the crater 100 feet below.

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