English Collins Dictionary - English synonyms & Thesaurus. 1 adj Something that is unique is the only one of its kind. Each person's signature is unique..., The area has its own unique language, Catalan. â¦ uniquely adv ADV group, ADV with v.
Solar flares are tremendous explosions on the surface of the Sun. In a matter of just a few minutes they heat material to many millions of degrees and release as much energy as a billion megatons of TNT.
A flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released - mostly in the active regions around sunspots. Their frequency varies from several a day, when the sun is particularly active, to less than one a week during quiet periods. Large flares are less frequent than smaller ones.