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maunder minimum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
maun-der min-i-mum
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period similar to the Maunder Minimum observed on a star other than the Sun.

name

Alternative letter-case form of Maunder Minimum.

name

The period between 1645 and 1715 marked by records and other indications of very low levels of sunspot activity of the Sun, corresponding to a period of global cooling.

Etymology

First noted by Gustav Spörer in publications in 1887 and 1889, work that was relayed to the Royal Astronomical Society in London, and then expanded on, by the solar astronomers Edward Walter Maunder (1851–1928) and (his wife) Annie S. D. Maunder (1868–1947).

Inflected Forms

Maunder minimums (plural) Maunder minima (plural) the Maunder minimum (canonical)

Phrases

Maunder minimum

Questions

What does maunder minimum mean?
A period similar to the Maunder Minimum observed on a star other than the Sun.
Where does maunder minimum come from?
First noted by Gustav Spörer in publications in 1887 and 1889, work that was relayed to the Royal Astronomical Society in London, and then expanded on, by the solar astronomers Edward Walter Maunder (1851–1928) and (his wife) Annie S. D. Maunder (1868–1947).

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