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streamer A large‐scale structure seen in white‐light images of the Sun's corona. Streamers are brighter than the surrounding corona because they are of higher density, and are often bottle‐shaped, narrowing away from the Sun. They are also referred to as helmet streamers because of their resemblance to a helmet with a spike on top. The broad base of the streamer is where coronal plasma is trapped along closed magnetic field lines, but at larger distances the magnetic field weakens and the plasma is able to break free from the Sun, producing the narrow spike. Streamers are principally found above active regions and prominences, but also occur at solar minimum when there are few or no active regions. In the latter case, two streamers are seen on opposite sides of the Sun, close to the equator. They are a projection of a streamer belt that encircles the Sun. At the poles of the Sun during solar minimum the magnetic field opens out directly into space, and narrow coronal plumes are found to lie along these field lines.
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"streamer." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "streamer." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-streamer.html "streamer." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-streamer.html |
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stream·er / ˈstrēmər/ • n. a long, narrow strip of material used as a decoration or symbol: plastic party streamers | fig. a streamer of smoke. ∎ [usu. as adj.] a banner headline in a newspaper: his appearance was announced with a streamer headline. ∎ [usu. as adj.] Fishing a fly with feathers attached: a streamer fly. ∎ Astron. an elongated mass of luminous matter, e.g., in auroras or the sun's corona. |
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"streamer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "streamer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-streamer.html "streamer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-streamer.html |
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streamer A long (up to several kilometres) tube containing a number (sometimes many hundreds) of hydrophones and filled with oil, designed to be towed by a ship, and used in marine seismic surveying. It may be balanced to give it neutral buoyancy or have depth controllers to maintain it at a constant depth. Compass devices are attached at intervals to monitor the feather angle of the cable.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "streamer." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "streamer." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-streamer.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "streamer." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-streamer.html |
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streamer Informal name for streaming tape transport.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "streamer." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "streamer." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-streamer.html JOHN DAINTITH. "streamer." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-streamer.html |
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•beamer, blasphemer, Colima, creamer, dreamer, emphysema, femur, Iwo Jima, Kagoshima, lemur, Lima, oedema (US edema), ottava rima, Pima, reamer, redeemer, schema, schemer, screamer, seamer, Selima, steamer, streamer, terza rima, Tsushima
•daydreamer
•dimmer, glimmer, limber, limner, shimmer, simmer, skimmer, slimmer, strimmer, swimmer, trimmer, zimmer
•enigma, sigma, stigma
•Wilma, Wilmer
•charisma • Gordimer • polymer
•ulema • anima • enema
•cinema, minima
•maxima • Bessemer • eczema
•dulcimer • Hiroshima
•Fatima, Latimer
•optima • Mortimer • anathema
•climber, Jemima, mimer, old-timer, part-timer, primer, rhymer, timer
•Oppenheimer • two-timer
•bomber, comma, momma, prommer
•dogma • dolma
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"streamer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "streamer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-streamer.html "streamer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-streamer.html |
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