helmet streamer

noun

A bright loop-like discharge of stellar matter in the corona of a star, connecting coronal holes of opposite magnetic polarity.

Meanings

nounhelmet streamer (plural helmet streamers)

plural helmet streamers

  1. astrophysicsA bright loop-like discharge of stellar matter in the corona of a star, connecting coronal holes of opposite magnetic polarity.
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