CHROMOSPHERE

chromosphere

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chromosphere (plural chromospheres)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Chro"mo*sphere, n. Etym: [Gr. sphere.] (Astron.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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9 October 2024

VOLATILE

(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”


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