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flocculus

American  
[flok-yuh-luhs] / ˈflɒk yə ləs /

noun

plural

flocculi

  1. floccule.

  2. Astronomy. one of the bright or dark patches on the sun's surface, visible in a spectroheliogram.

flocculus British  
/ ˈflɒkjʊləs /

noun

  1. 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

  2. anatomy a tiny ovoid prominence on each side of the cerebellum

  3. another word for floccule

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Etymology

Origin of flocculus

From New Latin, dating back to 1790–1800; floccule

Example Sentences

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Each flocculus, in describing its course, must give motion to the medium through which it is moving.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert

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