HyperDic: sunspot

English > 1 sense of the word *sunspot*:
NOUN	phenomenon	sunspot, macula	a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere

sunspot > pronunciation
Sounds	sah'nspaa.t
Rhymes	aforethought ... yacht: 79 rhymes with aat...

English > *sunspot*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field.
Synonym	macula
Broader	spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation	A small contrasting part of something
Spanish	mancha solar
Catalan	taca, taca solar