chromatosphere Astron.
(ˈkrəʊmətəsfɪə(r))
[f. chromato- + -sphere.]
= chromosphere.
| 1871 Proctor Light Sc. 97 The objectionable word chromosphere (for chromatosphere) should be replaced by sierra. 1879 Prof. Young in H. Warren Recr. Astron. v. 87 With some bright streamers low down near the chromatosphere. |
Hence chromatoˈspheric a.
| 1872 Prof. Young in Proctor Orbs around us 309 Chromatospheric matter (red hydrogen in this case). |