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Pronunciation: [flˈɒkjʊlˌa͡ɪ] (IPA)

Flocculi, also known as floccules, are small, fluffy, and cloud-like features that can be seen on the surface of the sun. They are composed of hot plasma and are often found in regions of intense magnetic activity. Other synonyms for flocculi include faculae, which are bright spots on the sun's surface, granules, which are small, convection cells that appear on the surface of the sun, and prominences, which are large, glowing features that rise above the sun's surface. These different features can be observed using various instruments, including solar telescopes and other specialized equipment, and are important for understanding the complex dynamics of the sun's atmosphere.
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When radiation has adequately lowered the temperature, these molecules will precipitate; and, having precipitated, they will not remain uniformly diffused, but will aggregate into Flocculi; just as water, precipitated from air, collects into clouds.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer
Concluding, thus, that a nebulous mass will, in course of time, resolve itself into Flocculi of precipitated denser matter, floating in the rarer medium from which they were precipitated, let us inquire what are the mechanical results to be inferred.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer
The respective Flocculi must be drawn not towards their common centre of gravity only, but also towards neighbouring Flocculi.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer

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