Swedish

Noun

slagskugga c

1. a sharp and well-defined (core) shadow of one object on another (not one's own shadow on the ground), as cast by spotlight

   I den hotande slagskuggan av det andra världskriget dök 150-årsminnet upp av den franska revolutionen. Det var sommaren 1939.

   In the threatening shadow cast before World War II, the 150th anniversary of the French revolution appeared. It was the summer of 1939.

2. a drop shadow in graphic design

Declension

Antonyms

• slagljus

References

• slagskugga in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• slagskugga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.