invisible shadow

American  

noun

1. (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.

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Example Sentences

In subsequent decades, Erikson would examine, among others: those living in the invisible shadow of the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster; the Grassy Narrows First Nation in northern Ontario whose waterways had been contaminated with mercury for many years by a paper mill; suburban Coloradans threatened by an underground gas leak; Marshall Islanders exposed to fallout from nuclear testing; Alaska Natives in the vicinity of the Exxon Valdez spill; and New Yorkers after 9/11.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’re not just invisible shadow members of the community.

From The Verge

Like the best ghostwriters, a cinematographer is a critical yet invisible shadow collaborator, deeply embedded in the drama but also set apart.

From Los Angeles Times

We know that Death Stranding has some horror elements, as there are giant invisible shadow monsters in it that kill people.

From The Verge

Russell Wilson’s goal-line interception is the invisible shadow that has lurked over the team for nearly two years, only occasionally coming into the light of day.

From Seattle Times