English Explanatory Dictionary

coronal hole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A region in the corona of a star where magnetic field lines extend out into space, allowing solar wind to escape.

Word forms

coronal hole coronal holes

Related words

coronal mass ejection solar filament solar flare solar prominence superflare
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