noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A visible surface layer of a star, and especially that of a sun.
2. 2
   the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) wordnet

Synonyms

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beltcoronadaystarionospherelayerstratosphere

Antonyms

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coronalcoronacoronaecoronas

Etymology

From photo- + -sphere.