shadow
specific area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by a specific object or person
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Summary
shadow ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,634 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: zone[2], physical phenomenon[3], absence[4]
- Has use: cooling[5]
- Commons category: Shadows[6]
- Has part(s): umbra[7], penumbra[8]
- Has cause: deflection[9], absorption[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shadows[11]
- Commons gallery: Shadow[12]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Box-shadow[17]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/shadow[18]
- Manifestation of: projection[19]
- Different from: shadow[20], shade[21]
Why It Matters
shadow has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] shadow is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]