| 释义 |
floc·cu·lus
\-_ləs\ noun
(plural floccu·li \-ˌlī\)
Etymology: Late Latin flocculus — more at floccule
1. : a small loosely aggregated mass (as of wool) : flake, floccule, floc
2. [New Latin, from Late Latin] : a small irregular lobe on the under surface of each hemisphere of the cerebellum that is linked with the corresponding side of the nodulus by a peduncle
3. [New Latin, from Late Latin] : a bright or dark patch on the sun seen in the light of calcium or hydrogen usually in the vicinity of sunspots or other active regions — compare plage |