ALL meanings of chromosphere
chro·mo·sphere
C c - noun chromosphere a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere extending from the photosphere to the corona and visible during a total eclipse of the sun 3
- noun chromosphere the pinkish, glowing region around a star, esp. the sun, between the hot, dense photosphere and the much hotter, tenuous corona 3
- noun chromosphere a scarlet, gaseous envelope surrounding the sun outside the photosphere, from which enormous quantities of hydrogen and other gases are erupted. 1
- noun chromosphere a gaseous envelope surrounding a star. 1
- noun chromosphere A reddish gaseous layer immediately above the photosphere of the sun or another star. Together with the corona, it constitutes the star’s outer atmosphere. 1
- noun chromosphere (astronomy) The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere. 0