"umbra versa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌmbɹə ˈvɜːsə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: ŭmʹbrə vûrʹsə [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: First attested in Modern English in 1688, although the phrase was also used in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–1400) in his Treatise on the Astrolabe; Latin: umbra (“shadow”) + versa (feminine nominative singular of versus, “turned”) = “turned shadow”; compare umbra recta. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|umbra||shadow}} umbra (“shadow”), {{m|la|versa}} versa, {{m|la|versus}} versus, {{m|en|umbra recta}} umbra recta Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} umbra versa
  1. On a shadow in the shape of a right triangle, the length of the shadow's edge opposite to a measured angle. Synonyms: umbra stans
    Sense id: en-umbra_versa-en-noun-vhbINLfC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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