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superprominence

superprominence noun: an exceedingly powerful, enormous solar prominence.

Noun

superprominence (plural superprominences)

  1. (rare) An exceedingly powerful, enormous solar prominence.
    • Since high densities and low temperatures favor condensation the major condensation takes place in the superprominence regions.1977, Joseph A. Burns, Planetary Satellites, University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 483
    • It shows a superprominence, the large loop of hot gas streaming out of the Sun.2003, Bernard Schutz, Gravity from the Ground Up: An Introductory Guide to Gravity and General Relativity (Chapter 8, Page 85: Gravity in the Sun: Keeping the Heat...

Forms of superprominence

pluralsuperprominences

Origin of superprominence

From super- + prominence.

Questions about superprominence

What does superprominence mean?
Superprominence means an exceedingly powerful, enormous solar prominence.
What part of speech is superprominence?
Superprominence is a noun.
What is the plural of superprominence?
The plural of superprominence is superprominences.

Words near superprominence in the dictionary

  1. superprojectile
  2. superprojectiles
  3. superprojective
  4. superprojector
  5. superprojectors
  6. superprominence
  7. superprominences
  8. superpromiscuity
  9. superpromiscuous
  10. superpropagators
  11. superproperties

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