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Chromosphere   Listen
noun
Chromosphere  n.  (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.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... assume all imaginable forms, and often resemble our own storm-clouds; they rise above the chromosphere with incredible velocity, often exceeding 200 kilometers (124 miles) per second, and are carried up to the amazing height of 300,000 kilometers ...
— Astronomy for Amateurs • Camille Flammarion



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