(1) If the entire cross-section is blocked, the point will be in the umbra of the shadow; if only a portion of the light is blocked, the point will be in the penumbra of the shadow.
(2) The frequency of chromosome aberrations was measured in cultured Umbra limi heart (U1-H) and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells following exposure to the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) 3,4-benzopyrene (BP), 1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene (DBA), 1,2-benzanthracene (BA), and pyrene (PY), activated using S9 prepared from rainbow trout liver.
(3) While within the penumbra, some direct sunlight falls on the Moon but little darkening of the disc will be noticed until a few minutes before the Moon begins to enter the umbra at 19:23.
(4) On that occasion, the Moon traversed the northern part of the umbra and its southern regions, which just missed the shadow's core, are relatively dark.
(5) A typical spot has a central dark umbra, surrounded by a lighter penumbra.
(6) Due to the very limited amount of knowledge available on the cytochemistry and architecture of fish chromosomes, an extensive banding study was carried out on chromosomes of the central mudminnow, Umbra limi.
(7) The mudminnow, Umbra pygmaea, was chosen for this study, because of its ideal karyotype of 22 large chromosomes.
(8) Artificial "calculus", consisting of a mixture of shellac, umbra, pumice and plaster dissolved in ethanol, was painted on the root surfaces.
(9) The Moon stands over the southern Indian Ocean as it passes through the central dark umbra of the Earth's shadow, plunging deeper into the shadow than during any eclipse since 2000.
(10) It was concluded that the chromosomes of Umbra limi displayed typical responses to low level radiation exposure and that this fish would be an ideal cytogenetics model for this study of induced chromosome aberrations in fishes.
(11) The Moon's W limb has withdrawn from the umbra by 23:02 and finally exits the penumbra at 00:01.
(12) Totality, with the Moon entirely within the umbra, lasts from 20:22 until 22:03 with mid eclipse at 21:13.
(13) An in vivo system for the detection of sister chromatid exchange (SCE) in the central mudminnow, Umbra limi, is presented.
(14) A parasite of Plica plica in Guyana, previously called P. cnemidophori, is designated P. guyannense, while identification of Plica umbra parasites as P. tropiduri is corrected to P. vacuolatum and Fallisia simplex.
(15) The umbra is not illuminated evenly, though, since less of this indirect light penetrates to its core and the amount reaching different zones of the umbra is affected by varying atmospheric conditions.
(16) nov. from Plica umbra of Guyana; P. minasense tegui subsp.
(17) In the second type, motor activity was observed at any time; this type of periodism was typical of the dogfish Squalus acanthias and the hunchback Sciaena umbra.
(18) The central mudminnow, Umbra limi, was chosen fro this study because of its ideal karyotype consisting of 22 large meta- and submetacentric chromosomes.
(19) Observers in SE England may just glimpse the end of totality, but most of us may see nothing until it begins to emerge from the umbra.
(20) Mudminnows (Umbra pygmaea) and gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) were quite tolerant of exposure to acidic waters.
Umbrage
Definition:
(n.) Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.
(n.) Shadowy resemblance; shadow.
(n.) The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of another, as standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment.
Example Sentences:
(1) On Thursday he also took umbrage at Vladimir Putin's New York Times op-ed criticising US militarism.
(2) The Tory minister took umbrage and in an open letter published on the PoliticsHome website , accused her of "backing the destruction of one of the most effective schemes we have for helping young people get into work".
(3) The senior Democrat on the intelligence committee, Adam Schiff of California, took umbrage at Trump’s implication that “the intelligence community is lying” and said Trump was not acting presidentially.
(4) Indeed, the outrage and umbrage – most of all, it seems, about Obama "cadence" – deflates as it is uttered.
(5) It is not clear if Morsi himself took umbrage or whether his entourage has given instructions to silence the satirist – or at least remind him of the line not to cross.
(6) WPP has also taken umbrage at the methodology which ISS has used, which benchmarks the company against FTSE 100 companies in the UK.
(7) Chris Evans does not take umbrage when I tell him he has movie-star anonymity.
(8) MSNBC's resident ranter and news commentator Keith Olbermann – who once described a Republican senator as "an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model" – tweeted his umbrage at Stewart's intimation that he is unhelpfully hyperbolic, possibly before smashing his Blackberry underfoot.
(9) He takes umbrage, at this more than anything else I’ve asked.
(10) Well, celebrity is a word I take great umbrage with.
(11) On the basis of the present study and related previous ones, tumor inhibition appears to be due not to an umbrageous effect but rather to the induction of systemic physiological responses.
(12) Although the Obama administration defiantly vowed to continue its own bombing operations in Syria - and took umbrage at Russia’s insistence on Wednesday that the US ground its aircraft – the US military revealed on Thursday that it launched only a single airstrike in the wake of the Russian campaign.
(13) 12.44pm BST An email, from Claire McConnell: "I know you didn’t write that phrase, and that the MLS is no example of quality football, but as a resident of Toronto, a great city, I have to take umbrage at the “boondocks” word."
(14) Intelligence professionals take great pride in their work … But when there is baseless criticism and impugning the integrity and the mission of intelligence officers, yeah – they take umbrage at that and will continue to do so and I will certainly do,” Brennan said.
(15) But after 40 years, staff and freelance, memories crowd in and old umbrages flower lie mutant cacti.
(16) Wawrinka took umbrage with Lopez's chuntering during the third set and asked the umpire to tell him to stop, which led to much finger-pointing at the net after the match.
(17) It tweeted a picture of one effigy rolling past its offices: “A sneak preview of Alex Salmond and Nessie ahead of tonight’s bonfire in Lewes – it just rolled up at County Hall.” As Scottish independence campaigners took mild umbrage on Twitter, the council quickly deleted the tweet and denied responsibility .
(18) One strain of reaction to Feinstein’s sudden umbrage at what she characterized as the invasiveness and unruliness of CIA practices is, Why is it OK when it’s done to the public, but not OK when it’s done to Senate staffers?
(19) The leader of the Green party, Cem Özdemir, who took part in the counter-protest, told the Guardian: “Being in a party whose members took part in the 1989 Monday demos, I take great umbrage at the abuse of the slogan used back then, ‘Wir sind das Volk’.
(20) The UK’s largest mobile phone company has taken umbrage at 3’s latest adverts, in particular one strapline where it claims it is the “undisputed” leader.