coronal1
/kəˈrəʊn(ə)l
/ /ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l /adjective
1 Astronomy Relating to the corona of the sun or another star: coronal holes are a source of geomagnetic activity...
- It has long been known to the astronomical community that the fast solar wind comes from coronal holes.
- These gaps, located at the Sun's poles, are called coronal holes.
- Areas on the surface of the Sun called coronal holes, where the magnetic field is quite open and highly energetic charged particles stream out and hit the earth's magnetic field and interact with it.
2 Anatomy Relating to the crown of the head.
3 Anatomy Of or in the coronal plane: coronal imaging...
- In that study, the improved accuracy of MRI was interpreted as being related to the ability to image the superior sulcus on thin-section coronal and sagittal images.
- Particularly in tumors of the superior sulcus or the lung base, images in the coronal or sagittal plane can be used to demonstrate the relationship of the tumor within the lung apex to adjacent structures.
- A coronal CT image is the preferred initial procedure.
4 Phonetics (Of a consonant) formed by raising the tip or blade of the tongue towards the hard palate.
noun Phonetics
A coronal consonant.
Origin
Late Middle English (in sense 2 of the adjective): from Latin coronalis, from corona 'crown'.
coronal2
/ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l/noun
1A garland or wreath for the head: her eyes sparkled beneath a coronal of flowers
1.1 literary A small crown; a coronet.
Origin
Middle English: apparently from Anglo-Norman French, from corune 'crown, wreath' (see crown).