flocculus
/ˈflɑkjələs/
noun
- A small, fluffy or woolly mass; a tiny clump or tuft.
- A flocculus of dust drifted across the sunbeam in the old attic.
- The biologist noted a flocculus of bacteria floating in the sample.
- Under the microscope, each flocculus appeared as a tiny, fuzzy ball.
- A small lobe on the underside of the cerebellum in the brain, involved in balance and eye movements.
- In the anatomy lab, students identified the flocculus on the brain model.
- Damage to the flocculus can cause problems with balance and vision.
- The flocculus helps coordinate eye movements with head position.
- A small, bright or dark patch on the surface of the sun (a type of solar feature).
- The solar telescope captured images of a dark flocculus moving across the sun's surface.
- Astronomers observed a bright flocculus near a sunspot group.
- Changes in a flocculus can indicate increased solar activity.
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