photosphere

/foh-tuh-sfeer/US // ˈfoʊ təˌsfɪər //UK // (ˈfəʊtəʊˌsfɪə) //

光球,光圈,光球体,光环

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a sphere of light or radiance.
- : Astronomy. the luminous visible surface of the sun, being a shallow layer of strongly ionized gases.

Below the photosphere lies the vast unknown mass of the unseen solar realm.
The dazzling surface of this globe is called a photosphere (light sphere).
The part of the Sun that we see is its luminous surface, or photosphere.
Her hopes mingled with the sunshine in an ideal photosphere which surrounded her as she bounded along against the soft south wind.
In the case of the sun this cloud layer is always present and is that part which we have learned to call the photosphere.