Synonyms for facula


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fak-yuh-luh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæk yə lə


Définition of facula

  • As in solar flare : noun sun surface eruption
Example sentences :
  • Facula, fak′ū-la, n. a spot brighter than the rest of the surface, sometimes seen on the sun's disc:—pl.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various
  • He considers it indeed "highly probable that the preparatory sign of a new spot is always a small, bright patch of facula."
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century » by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

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