🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

mancha solar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmɐ̃ʃɐ soˈlaʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sunspot/ˈsʌn.spɒt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os cientistas estudaram uma mancha solar."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A spot or patch appearing from time to time on the sun's surface, appearing dark by contrast with its surroundings.

    "Astronomers observed several sunspots during the solar eclipse."
  2. 2

    A region on the sun's surface that is cooler than its surroundings and is associated with magnetic activity.

    "The sunspot cycle affects solar radiation and can influence Earth's climate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sunspot' originates from the combination of 'sun', derived from Old English 'sunne', and 'spot', from Old English 'spt', meaning a mark or stain. The term has been used since the 17th century to describe temporary phenomena on the sun's photosphere.

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