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Definition of shadow

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Shadow (n.) Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1..

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Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim..

Anthelion :: Anthelion (n.) A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank..

Shadowish :: Shadowish (a.) Shadowy; vague.

Ascians :: Ascians (n. pl.) Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun..

Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically..

Phantasm :: Phantasm (n.) An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream..

Ingress :: Ingress (n.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc..

Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal..

Gnomon :: Gnomon (n.) The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis..

Shadowing :: Shadowing (n.) A faint representation; an adumbration.

Cloud :: Cloud (n.) That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect..

Amphiscians :: Amphiscians (n. pl.) The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith..

Adumbration :: Adumbration (n.) The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth..

Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow.

Penumbra :: Penumbra (n.) An incomplete or partial shadow.

Penumbra :: Penumbra (n.) 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..

Gnomonics :: Gnomonics (n.) The art or science of dialing, or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon..

Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.

Overshadowy :: Overshadowy (a.) Overshadowing.

Shadowing :: Shadowing (n.) Shade, or gradation of light and color; shading..