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sunspot
sun·spot [ sún spòt ] (plural sun·spots)


noun 
Definition:
 
dark patch on Sun: any of the relatively cool dark patches that appear in cycles on the Sun's surface and possess a powerful magnetic field.
Technical name  macula (sense 3)

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