"Wolf number" meaning in All languages combined

See Wolf number on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Wolf numbers [plural]
Etymology: The idea of compiling the information about the sunspot number from various observers originated with Rudolf Wolf in 1848 in Zürich, Switzerland. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wolf number (plural Wolf numbers)
  1. A measure of the number of sunspots and groups of sunspots present on the surface of the Sun. Synonyms: sunspot number, Zürich number
    Sense id: en-Wolf_number-en-noun-xbXyVUkI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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