solar flare
12
6.5
- noun
- /ˈsoʊlər flɛr/
- Specialized
:
erupción solar
- The solar flare last Thursday was so intense that it created brilliant light shows in the night sky.
- a powerful solar flare
- a massive solar flare
- radiation from a solar flare
It resounds like solar flares on the surface of the sun.
- It resounds like solar flares on the surface of the sun.
- Big class solar flares happening on the sun.
- So, but you haven't mentioned solar flares or, or coronal mass ejections or sunspots yet.
- Those sunspots often release solar flares.
- And so some people say, yes, that if we waited long enough, we could see a super sized solar flare that might be catastrophic for us here on Earth.
- But Speaking of big solar flares, this is what we'll talk about next.
- You can't predict which where a solar flare will have that will drive radiation pressure gradients.
Examples
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The Parker solar probe is now reporting the largest solar flare and CME ever recorded.
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A solar flare on 7 March of this year produced gamma rays with energies up to 4 GeV.
Academic text (2012) -
But all that changed... when the solar flare hit.
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The radiation from a solar flare is too strong.
Fiction book (1996) -
Around the time of these events, no observations of large solar flares were reported.
Blog text (5) -
The radio emission of the Sun also increases at the time of a solar flare.
Academic text (1991) -
And when solar flares occur, a Geiger counter in near space can detect the increased solar-particle flux.
Academic text (2004) -
Tremendous eruptions called solar flares can eject particles and emit radiation from all parts of the spectrum into space.
Academic text (1991) -
Last week, a powerful solar flare disrupted satellite communications and caused colorful auroras.
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Researchers noted that a massive solar flare can lead to widespread radio interference on Earth.
Synonyms
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3.7
A sudden bright light or flame that appears briefly
How Intense
- Specialized
1
9.2
- Specialized
12
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents appear in their basic, literal senses: 'solar' = relating to the sun and 'flare' = a sudden burst of light or energy, so the compound denotes a sudden burst of energy from the sun. This is a straightforward noun–noun composition and matches cross‑linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the two words can reasonably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Solar flare shows a simple picture: solar means the sun and flare is like a sudden bright signal light that flashes up. That's why the phrase means a sudden burst of energy from the sun that can disturb radio signals and satellites.