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noun
A feature of total solar eclipses. As the moon "grazes" by the sun during a solar eclipse, the rugged lunar limb topography allows beads of sunlight to shine through in some places and not in others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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History
In honour of Francis Baily, who first fully explained the phenomenon in 1836.
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