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

These can create intense, localized explosions called solar flares, or much more powerful and dangerous coronal mass ejections, which spread out over a far larger volume. —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued alerts Monday morning for elevated geomagnetic activity through Tuesday after a large solar flare blasted a coronal mass ejection toward Earth. —Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026

Northern light displays occur when a solar flare interacts with the atoms and molecules in Earth's atmosphere. —ABC News, 19 Jan. 2026

Sunspot 4341 erupted Sunday, producing a very strong, X-class solar flare. —Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 19 Jan. 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