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superflare

superflare noun: a very large-scale magnetic eruption in the atmosphere of a star, possibly qualitatively different from more common, lesser solar flares.

Noun

superflare (plural superflares)

  1. A very large-scale magnetic eruption in the atmosphere of a star, possibly qualitatively different from more common, lesser solar flares.
    • A program to predict such flares has been initiated, and it is planned to time short trips (such as round trips to the moon) so that they won't coincide with the superflares.1962, Popular Science, Popular Science, Wernher von Braun articles 1962-1976, Macmillan and Company, Limited, page 58
    • At press conference, the NRL scientists said that astronauts on lunar flight would be under no more radiation danger during maximum period of solar cycle than during minimum period. Friedman explained : "All available evidence indicates that solar minimum is as bad as solar maximum for superflare...1963, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Office, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical...

Examples of superflare in a sentence

  • Friedman explained : "All available evidence indicates that solar minimum is as bad as solar maximum for superflare eruption."1963, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Office, United States National...
  • Friedman explained : "All available evidence indicates that solar minimum is as bad as solar maximum for superflare eruption." To date, superflares occur at random and cannot be predicted.1964, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office, Scientific and Technical...
  • Speeded up 960 times, the Lockheed scene of the great cosmic ray superflare on July 16 is a magnificent spectacle.1966, Llou Williams Page, Thornton Page, Astronomy and Astrophysics 1975-04: Volume 40, Issues 1-2, page 75:
  • The stellar superflares suggested by Stecker and Frost (1973) would, if one just scaled up typical solar flares, require about 10¹⁰ times the energy of solar flares.1975, Astronomy and Astrophysics 1975-04: Volume 40, Issue 1-2, page 123:

Forms of superflare

pluralsuperflares

Origin of superflare

From super- + flare.

Questions about superflare

What does superflare mean?
Superflare means a very large-scale magnetic eruption in the atmosphere of a star, possibly qualitatively different from more common, lesser solar flares.
How do you use superflare in a sentence?
Friedman explained : "All available evidence indicates that solar minimum is as bad as solar maximum for superflare eruption."
What part of speech is superflare?
Superflare is a noun.
What is the plural of superflare?
The plural of superflare is superflares.

Words near superflare in the dictionary

  1. superfixed
  2. superfixes
  3. superfixing
  4. superflack
  5. superflacks
  6. superflare
  7. superflares
  8. superflat
  9. superflation
  10. superfleet
  11. superfleets

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