sunspot

sun·spot
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UK/ˈsʌnspɒt/US/ˈsʌnspɑt/

noun

A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.

Similar
macula
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Meanings

nounsunspot (plural sunspots)

plural sunspots

  1. astronomyA region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.

    Synonyms: macula

  2. businessA random shock in the foreign exchange currency market.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.

Similar
macula

More synonyms by meaning

nouna cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field

Similar
macula
Broader
spotspeckledapple
Also see
maculasolar spot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sun + spot.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans sonvlek
  • sonvlekregion on the sun's surface
Bulgarian слъ́нчево петно́
  • слъ́нчево петно́ (slắnčevo petnó)region on the sun's surface
Catalan taca solar
  • taca solarregion on the sun's surface
Czech sluneční skvrna, skvrna na slunci
  • sluneční skvrnaregion on the sun's surface
  • skvrna na slunciregion on the sun's surface
Dutch zonnevlek
  • zonnevlekregion on the sun's surface
Esperanto sunmakulo
  • sunmakuloregion on the sun's surface
Finnish auringonpilkku
  • auringonpilkkuregion on the sun's surface
French tache solaire
  • tache solaireregion on the sun's surface
German Sonnenfleck
  • Sonnenfleckregion on the sun's surface
Greek ηλιακή κηλίδα
  • ηλιακή κηλίδα (iliakí kilída)region on the sun's surface
Indonesian bintik matahari
  • bintik matahariregion on the sun's surface
Italian macchia solare
  • macchia solareregion on the sun's surface
Korean 태양흑점
  • 태양흑점 (taeyangheukjeom)region on the sun's surface
Latin macula solaris
  • macula solarisregion on the sun's surface
Latvian saules plankums
  • saules plankumsregion on the sun's surface
Lithuanian saulės dėmė
  • saulės dėmėregion on the sun's surface
Norwegian solflekk
  • solflekkregion on the sun's surface
Persian خورلک
  • خورلک (xurlak)region on the sun's surface
Polish plama słoneczna
  • plama słonecznaregion on the sun's surface
Portuguese mancha solar
  • mancha solarregion on the sun's surface
Romanian pată solară
  • pată solarăregion on the sun's surface
Russian солнечное пятно́
  • солнечное пятно́ (solnečnoje pjatnó)region on the sun's surface
Spanish mancha solar
  • mancha solarregion on the sun's surface
Swedish solfläck
  • solfläckregion on the sun's surface
Tagalog pekas, batik-adlaw
  • pekasregion on the sun's surface
  • batik-adlawregion on the sun's surface
Turkish güneş lekesi
  • güneş lekesiregion on the sun's surface
Welsh brychau haul
  • brychau haulregion on the sun's surface
Cite this entry
APA

sunspot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunspot

MLA

“sunspot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunspot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunspot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunspot.

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