noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɹəʊməsfɪə/
General-American:/ˈkɹoʊməsfɪɚ/
General-American:/ˈkɹoʊmoʊsfɪɚ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: layer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *khrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English chromosphere From chromo- + -sphere.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
chromosfeer
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Azerbaijani:
xromosfer
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Basque:
kromosfera
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Catalan:
cromosfera
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Chinese Mandarin:
色球
(sèqiú)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Chinese Mandarin:
色球層 /色球层
(sèqiúcéng)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Danish:
kromosfære
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Dutch:
chromosfeer
— layer of a star's atmosphere
French:
chromosphère
— layer of a star's atmosphere
German:
Chromosphäre
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Icelandic:
lithvolf
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Indonesian:
kromosfer
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Italian:
cromosfera
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Japanese:
彩層
(saisō)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Kazakh:
хромосфера
(xromosfera)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Korean:
채층
(chaecheung)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Kyrgyz:
хромосфера
(hromosfera)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Macedonian:
хромосфе́ра
(hromosféra)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Persian:
فامسپهر
(fâm-sepehr)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Polish:
chromosfera
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Portuguese:
cromosfera
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Romanian:
cromosferă
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Russian:
хромосфе́ра
(xromosféra)
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Slovene:
kromosfêra
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Spanish:
cromosfera
— layer of a star's atmosphere
Tagalog:
kulaybulog
— layer of a star's atmosphere
