Definition of Chromosphere

1. Noun. A gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun.

Generic synonyms: Layer
Group relationships: Sun

Definition of Chromosphere

1. n. An atmosphere of rare matter, composed principally of incandescent hydrogen gas, surrounding the sun and enveloping the photosphere. Portions of the chromosphere are here and there thrown up into enormous tongues of flame.

Definition of Chromosphere

1. Noun. (star) The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere ¹

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Definition of Chromosphere

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chromosphere

chromosome mosaicism
chromosome painting
chromosome pairing
chromosome puffs
chromosome rosette
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chromosome satellite
chromosome segregation
chromosome synapsis
chromosome translocation
chromosome walking
chromosomes
chromosomes in multiple miscarriages
chromosonal disorder
chromosphere (current term)
chromospheres
chromospheric
chromospherically
chromostereopsis
chromotherapeutic
chromotherapies
chromotherapist
chromotherapists
chromotherapy
chromotoxic
chromotrichia
chromotrichial
chromotrope
chromotrope 2R

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