umbral

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English[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

umbral (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to an umbra.
  2. (mathematics) Of or relating to umbral calculus.

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish umbral (“doorstep, threshold”),[1] from Catalan limbrar, from Latin limināris.[2] Doublet of liminar and limiar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: um‧bral

Noun[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “umbral” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “umbral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From lumbral, from Latin līmināris. Influenced by lumbre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /umˈbɾal/ [ũmˈbɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: um‧bral

Noun[edit]

umbral m (plural umbrales)

  1. doorstep; stoop
  2. (figurative) threshold
    • 2020 October 9, “Única alternativa”, in El País‎[1]:
      El Gobierno había fijado en 500 ese umbral, entre otros criterios.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2023 May 31, Miguel Ángel Criado, “Siete de los nueve umbrales que permiten la vida humana sobre la Tierra ya han sido sobrepasados”, in El País‎[2], retrieved 2023-05-31:
      Ahora, un nuevo informe recién publicado en Nature cuantifica por primera vez los umbrales para cada uno de estos problemas que no deberían sobrepasarse para que el sistema terrestre sea seguro y justo no solo para los humanos actuales, sino para las generaciones futuras.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants[edit]

  • → Portuguese: umbral

Further reading[edit]

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