chromosphere

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrəʊməˌsfɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krō′mə sfēr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
chro•mo•sphere  (krō′mə sfēr′),USA pronunciation n. [Astron.]
  1. Astronomya scarlet, gaseous envelope surrounding the sun outside the photosphere, from which enormous quantities of hydrogen and other gases are erupted.
  2. Astronomya gaseous envelope surrounding a star.
  • 1865–70; chromo- + -sphere
chro•mo•spher•ic  (krō′mə sfer′ik, -sfēr′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chromosphere / ˈkrəʊməˌsfɪə/
  1. a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere extending from the photosphere to the corona and visible during a total eclipse of the sun
chromospheric / ˌkrəʊməˈsfɛrɪk/
'chromosphere' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
corona - flash spectrum - plage - prominence - sun - supergranulation cell

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