chromosphere

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UK/ˈkɹəʊməsfɪə/US/ˈkɹoʊməsfɪɚ/US/ˈkɹoʊmoʊsfɪɚ/

noun

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

OriginEnglish sphere ← Middle English spere ← Old French sphere →
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Meanings

nounchromosphere (plural chromospheres)

plural chromospheres

  1. astronomyThe faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  2. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  3. Englishchromo-
  4. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  5. Latinsphaera
  6. Late Latinsphēra
  7. Old Frenchsphere
  8. Middle Englishspere
  9. Englishsphere
  10. Englishchromosphere

From chromo- + -sphere.

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Translations

Afrikaans chromosfeer
  • chromosfeerlayer of a star's atmosphere
Basque kromosfera
  • kromosferalayer of a star's atmosphere
Catalan cromosfera
  • cromosferalayer of a star's atmosphere
Chinese Mandarin 色球, 色球層 /色球层
  • 色球 (sèqiú)layer of a star's atmosphere
  • 色球層 /色球层 (sèqiúcéng)layer of a star's atmosphere
Danish kromosfære
  • kromosfærelayer of a star's atmosphere
Dutch chromosfeer
  • chromosfeerlayer of a star's atmosphere
Finnish kromosfääri, värikehä
  • kromosfäärilayer of a star's atmosphere
  • värikehälayer of a star's atmosphere
French chromosphère
  • chromosphèrelayer of a star's atmosphere
German Chromosphäre
  • Chromosphärelayer of a star's atmosphere
Icelandic lithvolf
  • lithvolflayer of a star's atmosphere
Indonesian kromosfer
  • kromosferlayer of a star's atmosphere
Italian cromosfera
  • cromosferalayer of a star's atmosphere
Japanese 彩層
  • 彩層 (saisō)layer of a star's atmosphere
Korean 채층
  • 채층 (chaecheung)layer of a star's atmosphere
Persian فامسپهر
  • فامسپهر (fâm-sepehr)layer of a star's atmosphere
Polish chromosfera
  • chromosferalayer of a star's atmosphere
Portuguese cromosfera
  • cromosferalayer of a star's atmosphere
Romanian cromosferă
  • cromosferălayer of a star's atmosphere
Russian хромосфе́ра
  • хромосфе́ра (xromosféra)layer of a star's atmosphere
Spanish cromosfera
  • cromosferalayer of a star's atmosphere
Tagalog kulaybulog
  • kulaybuloglayer of a star's atmosphere
Thai โครโมสเฟียร์
  • โครโมสเฟียร์layer of a star's atmosphere
Cite this entry
APA

chromosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromosphere

MLA

“chromosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromosphere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromosphere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromosphere.

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