Sunspot Definition

sŭnspŏt
sunspots
noun
sunspots
Any of the temporarily cooler regions appearing cyclically as dark spots on the surface of the sun, accompanied by increased geomagnetic disturbances.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sunspot

Noun

Singular:
sunspot
Plural:
sunspots

Origin of Sunspot

Sunspot Sentence Examples

  • In both cases the rise to a maximum is more rapid than the decline to a minimum, and in fact some of the minor peculiarities of the sunspot curve are closely imitated by the light-curves of variable stars.

  • The image shows a sunspot which occured on 18th June 1998.

  • Nice photo of the large sunspot which is crossing the Sun.

  • In the span of two complete sunspot periods no evidence was found of periodic or other change with lapse of time.

  • One of the most powerful solar flares ever recorded erupted this morning near giant sunspot 486.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUN

Words Ending With

TOTPOT

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