solar flare

so·lar flare

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Definitions of solar flare words

noun solar flare flare (def 22). 1
noun solar flare a brief powerful eruption of particles and intense electromagnetic radiation from the sun's surface, associated with sunspots and causing disturbances to radio communication on earth 0
noun solar flare a sudden, short-lived increase of intensity in the light of the sun, usually near sunspots, often accompanied by a large increase in cosmic rays, X-rays, etc. and by resultant magnetic storms 0

before 1935

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First recorded in 1935-40

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