Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umbra recta

/ˈʌmbɹə ˈɹɛktə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: um-bra rec-ta
IPA: /ˈʌmbɹə ˈɹɛktə/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

On a shadow in the shape of a right triangle, the length of the shadow's edge adjacent to a measured angle.

Example Sentences

"Scheubelius a great Mathematician, but by book only, and not by practice who being required ſometime in an Army to make uſe of his Quadrant, knew not the difference between umbra recta, and umbra verſa."

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”) + rēcta (feminine nominative singular of rēctus, “straight”) = “straight shadow”; compare umbra versa.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈʌmbɹə ˈɹɛktə/

Synonyms

umbra extensa

Questions

How do you pronounce umbra recta?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌmbɹə ˈɹɛktə/.
What does umbra recta mean?: On a shadow in the shape of a right triangle, the length of the shadow's edge adjacent to a measured angle.
Where does umbra recta come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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