Maunder minimum

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Proper noun

the Maunder minimum

  1. (astronomy) The period between 1645 and 1715 marked by records and other indications of very low levels of sunspot activity of Earth's sun, corresponding to a period of global cooling.

Noun

Maunder minimum (plural Maunder minimums or Maunder minima)

  1. (astronomy) A similar period observed on another star.