English noun: facula | |||
1. | facula (phenomenon) a bright spot on a planet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot | ||
2. | facula (phenomenon) a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot | ||