solar maximum

noun

The part of the sun's 11-year cycle during which the number of sunspots and solar flares is at a maximum.

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nounsolar maximum (plural solar maxima)

plural solar maxima

  1. The part of the sun's 11-year cycle during which the number of sunspots and solar flares is at a maximum.
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