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Carrington Event

Carrington Event proper noun: an intense geomagnetic storm that peaked on 1–2 September 1859 and was associated with a bright solar flare.

Proper noun

the Carrington Event

  1. (historical) An intense geomagnetic storm that peaked on 1–2 September 1859 and was associated with a bright solar flare.

Origin of Carrington Event

Named after British astronomer Richard Carrington, one of those who recorded and studied it.

Questions about Carrington Event

What does Carrington Event mean?
Carrington Event means an intense geomagnetic storm that peaked on 1–2 September 1859 and was associated with a bright solar flare.
What part of speech is Carrington Event?
Carrington Event is a proper noun.

Words near Carrington Event in the dictionary

  1. Carriker
  2. Carrikers
  3. Carrillo
  4. Carrington
  5. Carrington and New Bolingbroke
  6. Carrington Event
  7. Carrington Falls
  8. Carringtons
  9. carriole
  10. carrioles
  11. carrion

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