- prominences
- prom·i·nence || 'prɑmɪnəns /'prɒ- n. eminence, importance; fame, notoriety; conspicuousness state of being noticeable; protrusion, projection
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solar prominences — Protuberance Pro*tu ber*ance, n. [Cf. F. protub[ e]rance. See {Protuberant}.] That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Solar prominences — Prominence Prom i*nence, Prominency Prom i*nen*cy, n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness. [1913 Webster] 2. That which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solar prominences — noun plural : great clouds of luminous hydrogen, calcium, sodium, and other gases floating above the sun s chromosphere, occasionally erupting violently outward, and being especially numerous in regions above sunspots * * * solar prominences… … Useful english dictionary
sun — sunlike, adj. /sun/, n., v., sunned, sunning. n. 1. (often cap.) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93… … Universalium
Solar prominence — with images of Jupiter and Earth for size comparison. Solar prominence video clip (high resolution) A prominence is a large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun … Wikipedia
solar prominence — Astron. prominence (def. 3). * * * Arched stream of hot gas projecting from the Sun s surface into the chromosphere or corona. Prominences can be hundreds of thousands of miles long and can be seen with the unaided eye during a total eclipse.… … Universalium
Corona — This article is about the astronomical term. For other uses, see Corona (disambiguation). During a total solar eclipse, the solar corona can be seen with the naked eye. A corona is a type of plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other celestial body,… … Wikipedia
solar cycle — Astron. the variation of sunspots, prominences, flares, and other solar activity through an 11 year cycle. Also called solar activity cycle. Cf. sunspot cycle. * * * Period in which several important kinds of solar activity repeat, discovered in… … Universalium
Table of the most isolated major summits of the United States — Main article: Mountain peaks of the United States See also: Table of the highest major summits of the United States and Table of the most prominent summits of the United States Contents 1 Table 2 … Wikipedia
Granulation — Gran u*la tion, n. [Cf. F. granulation.] 1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being granulated. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) (a) One of the small, red,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
