Question

meaning of penumbra in science​

Answer 1

Penumbra, (from Latin paene, “almost”; umbra, “shadow”), in astronomy, the outer part of a conical shadow, cast by a celestial body, where the light from the Sun is partially blocked—as compared to the umbra (q.v.), the shadow's darkest, central part, where the light is totally excluded.

Answer 2

Answer:

the the layer of air surrounding the earth is called