facula

fac·u·la

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fak-yuh-luh]
- /ˈfæk yə lə/
- /fˈakjʊlə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fak-yuh-luh]
- /ˈfæk yə lə/

Definitions of facula word

noun plural facula an irregular, unusually bright patch on the sun's surface. 1
noun facula A bright region on the surface of the sun, linked to the subsequent appearance of sunspots in the same area. 1
noun facula any of the bright areas on the sun's surface, usually appearing just before a sunspot and subject to the same 11-year cycle 0
noun facula (astronomy) A bright spot or patch between sunspots. 0

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Origin of facula

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; < Latin: little torch, equivalent to fac- (stem of fax) torch + -ula -ule

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Parts of speech for Facula

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Facula

facula popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

facula usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for facula

noun facula

corona — The sun's corona is its outer atmosphere.
tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
solar prominence — prominence (def 3).

All 3 Synonyms of facula