pseudostreamer

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ streamer (“a loop-like structure in the corona of a star”).

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Noun

pseudostreamer (plural pseudostreamers)

  1. (astrophysics) A bright loop-like structure in the corona of a star, similar to a helmet streamer, but connecting coronal holes of the same magnetic polarity.
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