sunspot cycle
nounAstronomy.
the cycle, averaging in duration slightly more than 11 years, in which the frequency of sunspots varies from a maximum to a minimum and back to a maximum again.
- Compare solar cycle.
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The sunspot cycle has appeared to average 11.2 years in length, and has been called the 11-year cycle.
Climatic Changes | Ellsworth HuntingtonThe last sunspot cycle had the highest maximum of any since 1780, but the present cycle bids fair to set an all time record.
Disturbing Sun | Robert Shirley RichardsonAlso the present sunspot cycle started its rise to maximum about 1954.
Disturbing Sun | Robert Shirley Richardson
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