1. A bright spot on a planet 
2. A large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots

Derived forms: faculas

Type of: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot

Encyclopedia: Facula

• spring-flowering
• spring-loaded
• springboard
• springbok
• springbuck
• springe
• springer
• springer spaniel
• Springfield
• springiness
• springing cow
• springless
• springlike
• springtail
• springtide
• springtime
• springy
• sprinkle
• sprinkler
• sprinkler system
• sprinkles
• sprinkling
• sprint
• sprinter
• sprit