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FACULA (diminutive of fax, Lat. for "...

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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 122 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FACULA (diminutive of fax,
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Lat. for "
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torch ")  , in
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astronomy, a
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minute shining spot on the
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sun's disk, markedly brighter than the photosphere in
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general, usually appearing in
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groups . Faculae are most frequent in the neighbourhood of spots .

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