shadowing

/ʃædoʊɪŋ/

UK: /ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/

shadowing

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Definition

The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.

Etymology

From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

Example Sentences

  • "There are […] in savage theology shadowings, quaint or majestic, of the conception of a Supreme Deity."
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