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Maunder minimum

Syllabification: (Maun·der min·i·mum)
Pronunciation: /ˈmôndər/

Definition of Maunder minimum
  • a prolonged minimum in sunspot activity on the sun between about 1645 and 1715, which coincided with the Little Ice Age in the northern hemisphere.

Origin:

1970s: named after Edward W. Maunder (1851–1928), English astronomer

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