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flocculus
[ flok-yuh-luhs ]
noun
, plural floc·cu·li [flok, -y, uh, -lahy].
- Astronomy. one of the bright or dark patches on the sun's surface, visible in a spectroheliogram.
flocculus
/ ˈflɒkjʊləs /
noun
- a marking on the sun's surface or in its atmosphere, as seen on a spectroheliogram. It consists of calcium when lighter than the surroundings and of hydrogen when darker
- anatomy a tiny ovoid prominence on each side of the cerebellum
- another word for floccule
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flocculus1
From New Latin, dating back to 1790–1800; floccule
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Example Sentences
Flocculus -i: a hairy or bristly appendage on the posterior coxa of some Hymenoptera.
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Each flocculus, in describing its spiral course, must give motion to the rarer medium through which it is moving.
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Each flocculus, in describing its course, must give motion to the medium through which it is moving.
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When the posterior cox are distinguished by a curling lock of hair (Flocculus).
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