solar flare

noun

: a sudden temporary outburst of energy from a small area of the sun's surface

called also flare

Examples of solar flare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since Hinode launched, it's been measuring the sun's magnetic fields and taking cool photos of solar flares, sunspots and transits across the sun. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Subject matter that has recurred across Jafa’s oeuvre—Black Americans confronting the police, people dancing, concert documentation, and solar flares—also features here. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Space weather throughout history Over a century ago, in 1859, a large solar flare outshone the Sun, wrote Dagomar Degroot, an environmental historian at Georgetown University. — Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Kicking things off are pieces adorned with Tiffany’s latest flock of birds that take their cues from Schlumberger’s 1950s Flames earrings, meant to resemble solar flares in its appearance. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

solar flare

noun

: a sudden temporary outburst of energy from a small area of the sun's surface