adumbration

Etymology
From. Adumbrātiō is derived from (   of ) +. Adumbrō is derived from +  (from ).

Noun

 * 1)  The state of being in shadow or shade;  a shadow.
 * 2)  A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
 * 3)  The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a, sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
 * 4)  A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
 * 5)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
 * 2)  The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a, sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
 * 3)  A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
 * 4)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a, sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
 * 2)  A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
 * 3)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
 * 2)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
 * 2)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.
 * 1)  The form of an object as seen by an observer.

Usage notes
Sense 4 is particularly associated with the work of the German philosopher (1859–1938).

Translations

 * Dutch: beschaduwing
 * German: Abschattung,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: αποσκίασμα
 * Irish: sgandidheacht
 * Italian: adombramento, adombrazione
 * Scottish Gaelic: sgailainachadh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: се̏на, сје̏на
 * Roman: ,
 * Welsh: arolo, dargysgodiad, dygysgodiad


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * German: Adumbration,, , , ,  ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin: adumbrātiō
 * Spanish: adumbracion,, , ,


 * Danish: forbildning
 * Dutch:, afschetsing
 * French: ,
 * German:, , , ,
 * Welsh: brasluniad


 * Dutch:
 * German:


 * German:, Abschattung, , ,