solar cycle

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Noun

solar cycle (plural solar cycles)

1. (astronomy) The nearly periodic 11-year change in the Sun's activity, measured from a minimum of activity to the next.

Synonyms

• sunspot cycle

Translations

period in Sun's activity

• Finnish: auringonpilkkujakso, aurinkojakso
• Romanian: ciclu solar (ro) n
• Swedish: solfläckscykel c