Meanings
nounphotosphere (plural photospheres)
plural photospheres
- artsA 360-degree panoramic photograph that provides a full view of a scene from all angles.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans fotosfeer
- fotosfeera visible surface layer of a star
Basque fotosfera
- fotosferaa visible surface layer of a star
Catalan fotosfera
- fotosferaa visible surface layer of a star
Chinese Mandarin 光球
- 光球 (guāngqiú)a visible surface layer of a star
Danish fotosfære
- fotosfærea visible surface layer of a star
Finnish fotosfääri
- fotosfääria visible surface layer of a star
German Photosphäre
- Photosphärea visible surface layer of a star
Greek φωτόσφαιρα
- φωτόσφαιρα (fotósfaira)a visible surface layer of a star
Icelandic ljóshvolf
- ljóshvolfa visible surface layer of a star
Japanese 光球
- 光球 (kōkyū)a visible surface layer of a star
Korean 광구
- 광구 (gwanggu)a visible surface layer of a star
Norwegian Bokmål fotosfære
- fotosfærea visible surface layer of a star
Polish fotosfera, fotosfera
- fotosferaa visible surface layer of a star
- fotosferaa 360-degree panorama
Portuguese fotosfera
- fotosferaa visible surface layer of a star
Russian фотосфе́ра
- фотосфе́ра (fotosféra)a visible surface layer of a star
Spanish fotosfera
- fotosferaa visible surface layer of a star
Tagalog sugbulog
- sugbuloga visible surface layer of a star
Vietnamese quang cầu
- quang cầua visible surface layer of a star
Cite this entry
APA
photosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosphere
MLA
“photosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosphere. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photosphere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosphere.
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