Aaron Burr - Founding Patriot. I have never known the prejudice in favor of birth, parentage and descent, more conspicuous than in the instance of Col. Burr. That gentleman was connected by blood with many respectable families in New England.
Definition of sunspot for English Language Learners. astronomy : a dark spot that sometimes appears on the surface of the sun. See words that rhyme with sunspot Spanish Central: Translation of sunspot Nglish: Translation of sunspot for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about sunspot.
Any of the dark, irregular spots that usually appear in groups on the surface of the Sun (its photosphere), lasting from a few days to several weeks or more. Sunspots appear dark because they are cooler, by up to 1,500Â°K, than the surrounding photosphere. They are associated with strong magnetic fields and solar magnetic storms moving in a vortex pattern, similar to a tornado on Earth. The number of sunspots waxes and wanes over an 11-year period; at maximum activity there are often increased numbers of solar flares.