bright facula

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• facula — facular, adj. /fak yeuh leuh/, n., pl. faculae / lee /. Astron. an irregular, unusually bright patch on the sun s surface. [1700 10; < L: little torch, equiv. to fac (s. of fax) torch + ula ULE] * * * ▪ astronomy       in astronomy, bright… …   Universalium

• Facula — For the genus of gossamer winged butterflies, see Facula (butterfly)..Solar faculae are bright spots that form in the canyons between solar granules, short lived convection cells several thousand kilometers across that constantly form and… …   Wikipedia

• facula — noun (plural faculae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of fac , fax torch Date: 1706 any of the bright regions of the sun s photosphere seen most easily near the sun s edge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• facula — noun A bright spot or patch between sunspots …   Wiktionary

• facula — n. bright spot on the surface of the sun (Astronomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

• facula — [ fakjʊlə] noun (plural faculae li:) Astronomy a bright region on the surface of the sun, linked to the subsequent appearance of sunspots. Derivatives facular adjective Origin C18: from L., dimin. of fax, fac torch …   English new terms dictionary

• facula — fac•u•la [[t]ˈfæk yə lə[/t]] n. pl. lae [[t] ˌli[/t]] an irregular and unusually bright patch on the sun s surface • Etymology: 1700–10; < L: torch fac′u•lar, adj …   From formal English to slang

• facula — n. (pl. faculae) Astron. a bright spot or streak on the sun. Derivatives: facular adj. faculous adj. Etymology: L, dimin. of fax facis torch …   Useful english dictionary

• Shikoku Facula — Infobox feature on Titan name=Shikoku Facula caption= Cassini view of Shikoku Facula type=Facula latitude=10.4 N or S=S longitude=164.1 E or W=W diameter=200 km eponym=ShikokuShikoku Facula is a region of bright material on Saturn s moon… …   Wikipedia

• Titan (moon) — Titan Titan in 2005 by Cassini spacecraft Discovery Discovered by Christiaan Huygens …   Wikipedia

• Light — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Light >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 light light ray beam stream gleam streak pencil Sgm: N 1 sunbeam sunbeam moonbeam Sgm: N 1 aurora aurora GRP: N 2 …   English dictionary for students