chromosphere

[ kroh-muh-sfeer ]

/ ˈkroʊ məˌsfɪər /

noun Astronomy.

a scarlet, gaseous envelope surrounding the sun outside the photosphere, from which enormous quantities of hydrogen and other gases are erupted.

a gaseous envelope surrounding a star.

Origin of chromosphere

First recorded in 1865–70; chromo- + -sphere

OTHER WORDS FROM chromosphere

chro·mo·spher·ic

[kroh-muh-sfer-ik, -sfeer-], /ˌkroʊ məˈsfɛr ɪk, -ˈsfɪər-/, adjective

Words nearby chromosphere

chromosome band, chromosome map, chromosome mapping, chromosome number, chromosomes, chromosphere, chromous, chromy, chromyl, chron-, chronaxie

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Example sentences from the Web for chromosphere

This layer of luminous gases is called the chromosphere, or coloured sphere.
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures|Arabella B. Buckley
The line is always present among the bright lines of the chromosphere spectrum.
The Story of the Heavens|Robert Stawell Ball
Just above the reversing layer lies the chromosphere, which is between five thousand and ten thousand miles in depth.
Astronomy for Young Folks|Isabel Martin Lewis
Their light shines through the chromosphere and the spots are ruptures in this envelope.
Astronomy|David Todd

These and other gases form a shell round the Sun, about 3000 miles in depth, to which the name "chromosphere" has been given.
The Science of the Stars|E. Walter Maunder

British Dictionary definitions for chromosphere

chromosphere

/ (ˈkrəʊməˌsfɪə) /

noun

a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere extending from the photosphere to the corona and visible during a total eclipse of the sun

Derived forms of chromosphere

chromospheric (ˌkrəʊməˈsfɛrɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for chromosphere

chromosphere

[ krō′mə-sfîr′ ]

A glowing, transparent layer of gas surrounding the photosphere of a star. The Sun's chromosphere is several thousand kilometers thick, is composed mainly of hydrogen at temperatures of 6,000° to 20,000°K, and gives off reddish light.

单词	chromosphere
释义	chromosphere [ kroh-muh-sfeer ] / ˈkroʊ məˌsfɪər / noun Astronomy. a scarlet, gaseous envelope surrounding the sun outside the photosphere, from which enormous quantities of hydrogen and other gases are erupted. a gaseous envelope surrounding a star. Origin of chromosphere First recorded in 1865–70; chromo- + -sphere OTHER WORDS FROM chromosphere chro·mo·spher·ic [kroh-muh-sfer-ik, -sfeer-], /ˌkroʊ məˈsfɛr ɪk, -ˈsfɪər-/, adjective Words nearby chromosphere chromosome band, chromosome map, chromosome mapping, chromosome number, chromosomes, chromosphere, chromous, chromy, chromyl, chron-, chronaxie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chromosphere This layer of luminous gases is called the chromosphere, or coloured sphere. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures\|Arabella B. Buckley The line is always present among the bright lines of the chromosphere spectrum. The Story of the Heavens\|Robert Stawell Ball Just above the reversing layer lies the chromosphere, which is between five thousand and ten thousand miles in depth. Astronomy for Young Folks\|Isabel Martin Lewis Their light shines through the chromosphere and the spots are ruptures in this envelope. Astronomy\|David Todd These and other gases form a shell round the Sun, about 3000 miles in depth, to which the name "chromosphere" has been given. The Science of the Stars\|E. Walter Maunder British Dictionary definitions for chromosphere chromosphere / (ˈkrəʊməˌsfɪə) / noun a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere extending from the photosphere to the corona and visible during a total eclipse of the sun Derived forms of chromosphere chromospheric (ˌkrəʊməˈsfɛrɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for chromosphere chromosphere [ krō′mə-sfîr′ ] A glowing, transparent layer of gas surrounding the photosphere of a star. The Sun's chromosphere is several thousand kilometers thick, is composed mainly of hydrogen at temperatures of 6,000° to 20,000°K, and gives off reddish light. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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