facular

English

Etymology

facula +‎ -ar

Adjective

facular (not comparable)

1. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the faculae.

   facular granules

   facular atmosphere

   facular brightening

   • 1873, Richard A. Proctor, The Borderland of Science: A Series of Familar Dissertations on Stars, Planets, and Meteors:

     While we were still far from the place of explosion , and intent on the study of the great facular waves which were passing swiftly beneath us , we suddenly heard a series of explosions so tremendous

References

• “facular”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “facular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.