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Wolf number

Wolf number noun: a measure of the number of sunspots and groups of sunspots present on the surface of the Sun.

Noun

Wolf number (plural Wolf numbers)

  1. A measure of the number of sunspots and groups of sunspots present on the surface of the Sun.

Synonyms of Wolf number

Forms of Wolf number

pluralWolf numbers

Origin of Wolf number

The idea of compiling the information about the sunspot number from various observers originated with Rudolf Wolf in 1848 in Zürich, Switzerland.

Questions about Wolf number

What does Wolf number mean?
Wolf number means a measure of the number of sunspots and groups of sunspots present on the surface of the Sun.
What part of speech is Wolf number?
Wolf number is a noun.
What is the plural of Wolf number?
The plural of Wolf number is Wolf numbers.

Words near Wolf number in the dictionary

  1. wolf moons
  2. wolf net
  3. wolf nets
  4. wolf note
  5. wolf notes
  6. Wolf number
  7. Wolf numbers
  8. wolf of Wall Street
  9. wolf pack
  10. wolf packing
  11. wolf packs

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