Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chromospheric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
chro-mo-spher-ic
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the chromosphere

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English chromosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chromospheric From chromosphere + -ic.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does chromospheric mean?
Of or pertaining to the chromosphere
Where does chromospheric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English chromosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chromospheric From chromosphere + -ic.

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