Shadow
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A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. It occupies all of the space behind an opaque object with light in front of it.
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Mythological connotations
An unattended shadow or shade was thought by some cultures to be similar to that of a ghost.
It is also believed as an alternative construct that shadows are in fact a representation of God's presence around an object; like a halo. Early eastern beliefs also play to this theory. For example, Vishnu (a prominent Hindu god) would appear to help followers by assisting with tasks by lending some of his extra arms to assist the burden of the person.
Heraldry
In heraldry, when a charge is supposedly shown in shadow (the appearance is of the charge merely being outlined in a neutral tint rather than being of one or more tinctures different from the field on which it is placed), it is called umbrated. Supposedly only a limited number of specific charges can be so depicted.
See also
- Gnomon
- Shade
- Shadow mapping, in computer 3D graphics
- Shadow people
- Shadow play
- Trigonometry
Nameskaes
- Shadow of a Doubt
- The Shadow and its Shadow
- DJ Shadow
- shadow plays
- Ombres blanches is French for white shadows
- White Shadows in the South Seas
