facular

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English

Etymology

From facula +‎ -ar.

Adjective

facular (not comparable)

  1. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the faculae.
    facular granules
    facular atmosphere
    facular brightening
    • 1873, Richard A. Proctor, The Borderland of Science: A Series of Familiar Dissertations on Stars, Planets, and Meteors:
      While we were still far from the place of explosion, and intent on the study of the great facular waves which were passing swiftly beneath us, we suddenly heard a series of explosions so tremendous that we imagined a new eruption was commencing close by.

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