English Explanatory Dictionary

superflare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very large-scale magnetic eruption in the atmosphere of a star, possibly qualitatively different from more common, lesser solar flares.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superflare.wav

Word forms

superflare superflares

Etymology

From super- + flare.

Related words

coronal hole coronal mass ejection solar filament solar flare solar prominence
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