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facula

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfækjʊlə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bright spot or patch between sunspots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation

3

noun

Meaning 3

a bright spot on a planet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin facula (“little torch”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَيْخَد (ṣayḵad) — region on the sun's surface
  • Catalan: fàcula — region on the sun's surface
  • Czech: fakule — region on the sun's surface
  • Esperanto: suntorĉo — region on the sun's surface
  • French: facula — region on the sun's surface
  • German: Sonnenfackel — region on the sun's surface
  • Italian: facula — region on the sun's surface
  • Latin: facula — region on the sun's surface
  • Luxembourgish: Sonnefakel — region on the sun's surface
  • Macedonian: факула (fakula) — region on the sun's surface
  • Portuguese: fácula — region on the sun's surface
  • Romanian: faculă solară — region on the sun's surface
  • Russian: солнечный фа́кел (solnečnyj fákel) — region on the sun's surface