solar prominence
- noun
- /ˈsoʊlər ˈprɒmɪnəns/
- Specialized
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prominencia solar
- During the solar eclipse, a stunning solar prominence was visible, showcasing the sun's fiery gases extending outward.
- see solar prominence
Examples
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The giant sun eruption, called a solar prominence, occurred at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT), with another event flaring up four hours later.
Blog text (31) -
PHOTO (COLOR): Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) image of a pair of similarly shaped solar prominences from 11 January 1998.
Academic text (2004) -
He visited Princeton's noted astronomer, Charles Young, who showed him his first solar prominence.
Academic text (1992) -
These filters allow you to see the Sun's photosphere, including sunspots, but will not show solar prominences or much surface detail.
Academic text (2004) -
This huge solar prominence comes off, and when it does, it spews out what's known as a coronal mass ejection, a CNE.
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Photo (black & white): Photograph of a solar prominence viewed against the background of the much hotter corona (not visible in the photograph).
Academic text (1991) -
The giant sun eruption, called a solar prominence, occurred at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT).
Blog text (21) -
George began publishing photographs of solar prominences, flame-like protruberances above the limb of the Sun, made in the light of the strong absorption lines of ionized calcium.
Academic text (1992) -
Astronomers captured images of a large solar prominence reaching thousands of kilometers above the sun's surface.
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The vibrant solar prominence was a highlight for many viewers during the live-streamed solar event.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally built: 'solar' (pertaining to the Sun) + 'prominence' (a protruding/elevated feature) yields the idea of a protrusion on the Sun. While detailed physical specifics are technical, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a raised/extended feature of the Sun, so the expression is transparent.
Etymology
Solar prominence uses solar, meaning the Sun, and prominence, meaning 'something that sticks out'. These are bright, glowing loops or curtains of gas that seem to stick out from the Sun's surface, so the phrase means a bright feature that 'rises above' the Sun.
