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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

facula

/fak-yuh-luh/US // ˈfæk yə lə //UK // (ˈfækjʊlə) //

脸谱网,脸谱,脸面,脸谱化

Related Words

corona电晕tongue舌头,舌苔,舌尖,语言solar prominence太阳突出部,太阳突出,太阳焦距,太阳峰

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fac·u·lae [fak-yuh-lee]. /ˈfæk yəˌli/. Astronomy.

    • : an irregular, unusually bright patch on the sun's surface.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insolar flare
Synonyms
corona电晕solar prominence太阳突出部,太阳突出,太阳焦距,太阳峰sun spot太阳斑,太阳穴,晒斑,晒点tongue舌头,舌苔,舌尖,语言tongue of flame火焰之舌,火舌,火焰的舌头,烈焰之舌

Examples

  • Facula, fak′ū-la, n. a spot brighter than the rest of the surface, sometimes seen on the sun's disc:—pl.

  • He considers it indeed "highly probable that the preparatory sign of a new spot is always a small, bright patch of facula."

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