Associations to the word «Sunspots»

Wiktionary

SUNSPOT, noun. (astronomy) A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.

Dictionary definition

SUNSPOT, noun. A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats