obumbrant

[ ob-uhm-bruh nt ]

/ ɒbˈʌm brənt /

adjective Zoology.

overhanging; projecting over another part.

Nearby words

obtuse bisectrix, obtuse triangle, obtusion, obuda, obulg., obumbrant, obumbrate, obv, obverse, obversion, obvert

Origin of obumbrant

1820–30; < Latin obumbrant- (stem of obumbrāns) (present participle of obumbrāre to overshadow), equivalent to ob- ob- + umbr(āre) to shade (derivative of umbra shadow) + -ant- -ant