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A bright-looking region of the Sun’s visible surface associated with magnetic activity.
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- solar faculae
- a bright facula
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The image showed faculae near the edge of the solar disk.
A bright facula became clearer after the exposure was adjusted.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular facula; plural faculae. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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