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sunspot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Astronomy
sun·spot /ˈsʌnspɒt $ -spɑːt/ noun [countable]  technicalHA a small dark area on the sun’s surface 〔太阳表面的〕黑子,日斑
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sunspotScientists are concerned that a special event, such as a sunspot or supernova might occur during this long period of communications blackout.They say that the concentrated magnetic fields in sunspots spread out all over the sun somewhat after the maximum of solar activity.They are probably produced by variations in sunspot activity.A year later he published his three letters on sunspots.Then he saw sunspots and described their variations.In one such list the Jesuit astronomer Christopher Scheiner is included for his discovery of the sunspots.It also shows a clear relationship with sunspot activity; by and large there are fewer sunspots when the Sun is bigger.
sun·spot nounChineseSyllable
on dark the area surface a small Corpus sun’s


sunspot
sunspot /ˈsʌnspɒt $ -spɑːt/ noun [countable]
technical a small dark area on the sun’s surface


sun·spotBrE /ˈsʌnspɒt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌnspɑːt/ 🔊 nouna dark area that sometimes appears on the sun's surface (太阳)黑子