Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In astronomy, a luminous spot on the sun.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Astron.) A spot or fleck on the sun brighter than the surrounding surface.

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  • noun astronomy A spot or fleck on the sun that is brighter than the surrounding surface.

Etymologies

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Diminutive from Latin lux, lucis, light.

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