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Sunspot

//ˈsʌnspɒt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.
  2. 2
    a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field wordnet
  3. 3
    A random shock in the foreign exchange currency market.

Etymology

From sun + spot.

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