PENUMBRAS
Noun
penumbras
plural of penumbra
Source: Wiktionary
PENUMBRA
Pe*num"bra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. paene almost + umbra shade.]
1. An incomplete or partial shadow.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: The shadow cast, in an eclipse, where the light is partly, but
not wholly, cut off by the intervening body; the space of partial
illumination between the umbra, or perfect shadow, on all sides, and
the full light. Sir I. Newton.
Note: The faint shade surrounding the dark central portion of a solar
spot is also called the penumbra, and sometimes umbra.
3. (Paint.)
Definition: The part of a picture where the shade imperceptibly blends with
the light.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition