SOLAR FLARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does solar flare mean? 

• SOLAR FLARE (noun)
  The noun SOLAR FLARE has 1 sense:

1. a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

  Familiarity information: SOLAR FLARE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLAR FLARE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

flare; solar flare

Hypernyms ("solar flare" is a kind of...):

solar radiation (radiation from the sun)

 Context examples 

The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:29 pm EDT on April 17, 2016.

(Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Images of a Mid-Level Solar Flare, NASA)

Both flares erupted from an active region labeled AR 2673, which also produced a mid-level solar flare on Sept. 4, 2017.

(Two Significant Solar Flares Imaged by NASA's SDO, NASA)