"solar cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-solar cycle.wav [US] Forms: solar cycles [plural]
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  1. (astronomy) The nearly periodic 11-year change in the Sun's activity, measured from a minimum of activity to the next. Wikipedia link: solar cycle Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: sunspot cycle Translations (period in Sun's activity): auringonpilkkujakso (Finnish), aurinkojakso (Finnish), ciclu solar [neuter] (Romanian), solfläckscykel [common-gender] (Swedish)
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