Photosphere

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Photosphere \Pho"to*sphere\, n. [Photo- + sphere.]
     A sphere of light; esp., the luminous envelope of the sun.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  photosphere
       n : the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the
           sun)