coronal

Definitions


[ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the corona of the sun or another star
(e.g: coronal holes are a source of geomagnetic activity)

- relating to the crown of the head

- of or in the coronal plane
(e.g: coronal imaging)

- (of a consonant) formed by raising the tip or blade of the tongue towards the hard palate


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Origin:
late Middle English (in coronal): from Latin coronalis, from corona ‘crown’


[ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a coronal consonant


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Origin:
late Middle English (in coronal): from Latin coronalis, from corona ‘crown’


[ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a garland or wreath for the head
(e.g: her eyes sparkled beneath a coronal of flowers)


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Origin:
Middle English: apparently from Anglo-Norman French, from corune ‘crown, wreath’ (see crown)




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