3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: faculae \fac"u*l[ae]\, n. pl. [L., pl. of facula a little torch.] (Astron.) Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which are brighter than the other parts of the photosphere. They are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere. --Newcomb. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: faculae See {facula} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: facula n 1: a bright spot on a planet 2: a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots [also: {faculae} (pl)]
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