English Explanatory Dictionary

Evershed effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The radial flow of gas across the photospheric surface of the penumbra of sunspots from the inner border with the umbra towards the outer edge.

Word forms

Evershed effect Evershed effects

Etymology

Named after British astronomer John Evershed.

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