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facula

/ˈfækjʊlə/

facula noun: a bright spot or patch between sunspots.

Noun

facula (plural faculae)

  1. A bright spot or patch between sunspots.
    • Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, / Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach

facula meaning in Arabic

facula in Arabic

region on the sun's surface
صَيْخَد ṣayḵad

Forms of facula

pluralfaculae

Origin of facula

Borrowed from Latin facula (“little torch”).

Words formed from facula

Questions about facula

What does facula mean?
Facula means a bright spot or patch between sunspots.
What is facula in Arabic?
Facula in Arabic is صَيْخَد (ṣayḵad). See Facula meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is facula?
Facula is a noun.
How do you pronounce facula?
Facula is pronounced /ˈfækjʊlə/.
What is the plural of facula?
The plural of facula is faculae.

Words near facula in the dictionary

  1. facturd
  2. facturds
  3. facture
  4. factures
  5. facty
  6. facula
  7. faculae
  8. facular
  9. faculous
  10. facultative
  11. facultatively

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