solar prominence

noun

Any of the large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere of the Sun.

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Meanings

nounsolar prominence (plural solar prominences)

plural solar prominences

  1. astronomyAny of the large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere of the Sun.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 日珥
  • 日珥 (rì'ěr)large eruption on the Sun
Finnish protuberanssi
  • protuberanssilarge eruption on the Sun
French protubérance solaire
  • protubérance solairelarge eruption on the Sun
Italian protuberanza solare
  • protuberanza solarelarge eruption on the Sun
Japanese プロミネンス
  • プロミネンスlarge eruption on the Sun
Polish protuberancja
  • protuberancjalarge eruption on the Sun
Cite this entry
APA

solar prominence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20prominence

MLA

“solar prominence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20prominence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solar prominence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20prominence.

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