A folding canopy supported by metal or wood ribs, an umbrella, or parasol is often installed on a pole made of wood, metal, or plastic. It is made to shield a person from the sun or rain. 

Although the phrases are still interchangeable, historically an umbrella is used to shield oneself from the rain and a parasol to shield oneself from the sun. The canopy material is often what makes a difference; some umbrellas produced by the best umbrella manufacturers in Sri Lanka are transparent and some parasols are not waterproof. Fabric or flexible plastic may be used to make umbrella canopies.

The majority of hand-held, portable umbrellas and parasols are made for individual usage. Golf umbrellas are the biggest hand-portable umbrellas.

Best umbrella manufacturers in Sri Lanka often produce types of umbrellas: completely collapsible umbrellas, in which the metal pole holding the canopy retracts, allowing the umbrella to be packed away into a purse, and non-collapsible umbrellas, in which only the canopy may be folded down. There is also a difference between manually operated umbrellas and automated spring-loaded umbrellas that open with the touch of a button.

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