facula

Noun

Meaning

a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots

a bright spot on a planet

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

solar facula corona tongue flash flame flare glance blaze glint solar flare solar prominence sun spot tongue of flame

Antonyms

extinguish

Hypernyms

fleck spot patch speckle dapple maculation

Anagrams

faucal

Close letter words and terms

facturd facture facty faculae facular faculous