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Noun: solar flare  sow-lu(r) flehr
  1. A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
    "The solar flare disrupted satellite communications";
    - flare

Derived forms: solar flares

Type of: solar radiation

Encyclopedia: Solar flare