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corona
(kəroʊnə)
singular noun
The sun's corona is its outer atmosphere.
[technical]corona in British English
(kəˈrəʊnə)
nounWord forms: plural -nas or -nae (-niː)
1.
a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon
2. Also called: aureole
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere, visible as a faint halo during a solar eclipse
3. architecture
the flat vertical face of a cornice just above the soffit
4.
something resembling a corona or halo
5.
a circular chandelier suspended from the roof of a church
6. botany
a.
the trumpet-shaped part of the corolla of daffodils and similar plants; the crown
b.
a crown of leafy outgrowths from inside the petals of some flowers
7. anatomy
a crownlike structure, such as the top of the head
8. zoology
the head or upper surface of an animal, such as the body of an echinoid or the disc and arms of a crinoid
9.
a long cigar with blunt ends
10. physics short for corona discharge
Word origin
C16: from Latin: crown, from Greek korōnē anything curved; related to Greek korōnis wreath, korax crow, Latin curvus curvedCorona in American English
(kəˈroʊnə)
city in S Calif.: pop. 125,000
Word origin
Sp & L, wreath, crown: for the circular boulevard around the citycorona in American English
(kəˈroʊnə)
nounWord forms: plural coˈronas or coˈronae (kəˈroʊni)
1.
a crown or something resembling a crown
2.
a circular chandelier hanging from a church ceiling
3.
a long cigar with straight sides and blunt ends
4. Anatomy
a.
a crownlike part
b.
the crown of a tooth, of a skull, etc.
5. Architecture
the top projection of a cornice
6. Astronomy
a.
the layer of ionized gas surrounding the sun, characterized by an extremely low density, an extremely high temperature, and a constantly changing shape extending great distances from the sun: clearly visible during a total solar eclipse
b.
a ring of colored light seen around a luminous body, as the sun or moon, formed by the diffraction of light caused by mist, dust, etc.
7. Botany
an extra whorl of flower parts between the corolla and the stamens, as in the daffodil, forming a crownlike or cuplike part
8. Electricity
a luminous discharge that may occur around a high-voltage conductor due to ionization of the surrounding air
Word origin
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