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.
solar cycle. Also called the sunspot cycle. An 11-year cycle during which the number of sunspots rises to a maximum or falls to a minimum.The periodic change in the number of sunspots; the cycle is taken as the interval between successive minima and is about 11.1 years.