Definition of Chromasphere
Chro"mo*sphere (?), n. [Gr. &?;
color + E. sphere.] (Astron.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Astronomy) The faint pink extension of the sun's atmospheric envelope beneath the corona.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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