pseudostreamer

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English

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Etymology

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pseudo- +‎ streamer (a loop-like structure in the corona of a star)

Noun

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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.