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plage1 definition

plage (plȧz̸h)

noun

a sandy beach at a seaside resort area

Etymology: Fr < It piaggia < LL plagia, shore < *plagius, slanting < Gr plagios, oblique: see plagal

plage2 definition

plage (pläz̸h)

noun

a bright granular area in the chromosphere of the sun visible on a spectroheliogram that is taken at the wavelengths of the hydrogen or ionized calcium vapor

Etymology: < plage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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