MEANING
The phase of the solar activity cycle associated with its lowest activity levels.
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- near solar minimum
- a solar minimum
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The observatory gathered its quietest records near solar minimum.
Solar minimum did not eliminate the crew’s radiation concerns.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular solar minimum; plural solar minima. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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