pseudostreamer

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noun

A bright loop-like structure in the corona of a star, similar to a helmet streamer, but connecting coronal holes of the same magnetic polarity.

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Meanings

nounpseudostreamer (plural pseudostreamers)

plural pseudostreamers

  1. astrophysicsA bright loop-like structure in the corona of a star, similar to a helmet streamer, but connecting coronal holes of the same magnetic polarity.

Origin

From pseudo- + streamer (“a loop-like structure in the corona of a star”).

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APA

pseudostreamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudostreamer

MLA

“pseudostreamer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudostreamer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudostreamer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudostreamer.

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