leucosphere
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editleucosphere (plural not attested)
Usage notes
editThe name was proposed in the 1880s, but never gained popularity in astronomy. There seems to be no common word for it, though "inner solar corona" is quite widespread.
References
edit- “leucosphere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.