umbral

See also: Umbral

English

Adjective

umbral (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an umbra.

Derived terms
  • umbral moonshine

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish umbral (“doorstep, threshold”), from earlier lumbral, from Latin limināris.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ũ.ˈbɾaɫ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.ˈbɾaw/
  • Hyphenation: um‧bral

Noun

umbral m (plural umbrais)

  1. threshold (area in front of a door)
    Synonyms: limiar, soleira
  2. jamb (upright post that frames a door or window)
    Synonym: ombreira
  3. (Spiritism) a shadowy transitory realm to where immoral spirits are attracted after their physical death
  • umbralino

Spanish

Noun

umbral m (plural umbrales)

  1. doorstep; threshold; stoop
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