prominences
- plural of prominence.
Example Sentences
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Another feature that can be seen are flame-like structures called prominences on the edge of the sun, showing up in contrast to the white light of the corona.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024
“Solar prominences, corona, oh my god!” he said.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
You should also avoid shoes with seams or hard materials that may rub and place pressure on bony prominences.
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2021
Some stars might be visible, too, but I prefer to stare at the corona and the bright red prominences extending out from the surface into the corona.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2017
Violent solar storms produce brilliant flares that disrupt radio communications on Earth; and immense arching plumes of hot gas, guided by the Sun’s magnetic field, the solar prominences, which dwarf the Earth.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
