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penumbra
n 1: a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra

English Dictionary: PIN number	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penumbral adj of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Phnom Penh n the capital and largest city of Kampuchea [syn: {Phnom Penh}, Pnom Penh, Cambodian capital]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
PIN number n a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts Synonym(s): personal identification number, PIN, PIN number
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinon pine n a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas Synonym(s): pinon pine, Mexican nut pine, Pinus cembroides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pneumovax n vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus Synonym(s): pneumococcal vaccine, Pneumovax
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pnom Penh n the capital and largest city of Kampuchea [syn: {Phnom Penh}, Pnom Penh, Cambodian capital]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panomphean \Pan`om*phe"an\, a. [L. panomphaeus, Gr. [?].] Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining. [R.] We want no half gods, panomphean Joves. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penumbra \Pe*num"bra\, n. [NL., fr. L. paene almost + umbra shade.] 1. An incomplete or partial shadow. 2. (Astron.) 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.) The part of a picture where the shade imperceptibly blends with the light.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penumbra \Pe*num"bra\, n. [NL., fr. L. paene almost + umbra shade.] 1. An incomplete or partial shadow. 2. (Astron.) 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.) The part of a picture where the shade imperceptibly blends with the light.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penumbrala \Pe*num"brala\ Of or pertaining to a penumbra; resembling a penumbra; partially illuminated.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pomona Park, FL (town, FIPS 58025) Location: 29.49920 N, 81.59430 W Population (1990): 663 (416 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32181
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
pnambic /p*-nam'bik/ [Acronym from the scene in the film version of "The Wizard of Oz" in which the true nature of the wizard is first discovered: "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."] 1. A stage of development of a process or function that, owing to incomplete implementation or to the complexity of the system, requires human interaction to simulate or replace some or all of the actions, inputs, or outputs of the process or function. 2. Of or pertaining to a process or function whose apparent operations are wholly or partially falsified. 3. Requiring {prestidigitization}. The ultimate pnambic product was "Dan Bricklin's Demo", a program which supported flashy user-interface design prototyping. There is a related maxim among hackers: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo." See {magic}, sense 1, for illumination of this point.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pnambic /p*-nam'bik/ (From the scene in the film, "The Wizard of Oz" in which the true nature of the wizard is first discovered: "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"). A term coined by Daniel Klein for a stage of development of a process or function that, owing to incomplete implementation or to the complexity of the system, requires human interaction to simulate or replace some or all of its actions, inputs or outputs. The term may also be applied to a process or function whose apparent operations are wholly or partially falsified or one requiring {prestidigitization}. The ultimate pnambic product was "Dan Bricklin's Demo", a program which supported flashy user-interface design prototyping. There is a related maxim among hackers: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo." See {magic} for illumination of this point. ["Open Channel", IEEE "Computer", November 1981]. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-01)