photosphere
noun/ˈfoʊtoʊsfɪr/
Frequency rank: #19,665 most common English word
Meaning
The luminous outer shell of a star from which light is radiated into space.
Example sentence
The intense light we see from the Sun originates in the visible layer called the photosphere.
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