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corona
1[ kuh-roh-nuh ]
noun
, plural co·ro·nas, co·ro·nae [k, uh, -, roh, -nee].
- a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Meteorology. such a circle or set of circles having a small radius and ranging in color from blue inside to red outside, attributable to the diffraction caused by thin clouds, mist, or sometimes dust ( halo ).
- Also called au·re·o·la [aw-, ree, -, uh, -l, uh, uh, -, ree, -],. Astronomy. a faintly luminous envelope outside of the sun's chromosphere, the inner part consisting of highly ionized elements.
- a long, straight, untapered cigar, rounded at the closed end.
- Botany. a crownlike appendage, especially one on the inner side of a corolla, as in the narcissus.
- Anatomy. the upper portion or crown of a part, as of the head.
- any part or structure suggestive of a crown or curved crown shape.
- Pathology. a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
- Electricity. corona discharge.
- Architecture. the projecting, slablike member of a classical cornice supported by the bed molding or by modillions, dentils, etc., and supporting the cymatium.
- the tonsure of a cleric.
- Ecclesiastical. a gold-colored stripe around the lower edge of a clerical headdress, as of a miter.
- a chandelier of wrought metal, having the form of one or more concentric hoops.
Corona
2[ kuh-roh-nuh ]
noun
- a city in southeastern California.
corona
/ kəˈrəʊnə /
noun
- a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon
- Also calledaureole the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere, visible as a faint halo during a solar eclipse
- architect the flat vertical face of a cornice just above the soffit
- something resembling a corona or halo
- a circular chandelier suspended from the roof of a church
- botany
- the trumpet-shaped part of the corolla of daffodils and similar plants; the crown
- a crown of leafy outgrowths from inside the petals of some flowers
- anatomy a crownlike structure, such as the top of the head
- zoology the head or upper surface of an animal, such as the body of an echinoid or the disc and arms of a crinoid
- a long cigar with blunt ends
- physics short for corona discharge
corona
/ kə-rō′nə /
, Plural coronas kə-rō′nē
- The luminous, irregular envelope of gas outside the chromosphere of a star. The Sun's corona is composed of ionized gas between approximately 1,000,000°K and 2,000,000°K and has an extremely low density. This phenomenon is visible only during a solar eclipse.
- A faintly colored luminous ring appearing to surround a celestial body (such as the Moon or Sun) that is visible through a haze or thin cloud, caused by diffraction of light from suspended matter in the intervening medium.
- Also called aureole
- A faint glow of the air in the region of very strong electric fields, caused by ionization of the air molecules and flow of current in that region in corona discharge.
- The crownlike upper portion of a bodily part or structure, such as the top of the head.
- A crown-shaped structure on the inner side of the petals of some flowers, such as the daffodil.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corona1
C16: from Latin: crown, from Greek korōne anything curved; related to Greek korōnis wreath, korax crow, Latin curvus curved
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Example Sentences
On one occasion, he opened fire with a rifle on officers in Corona who were tasked with protecting one of his would-be targets.
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“I think it is horrible,” said Arthur Corona, the attorney for Michelle Jordan, the nurse.
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Aristide offered him a two francs corona which was ceremoniously accepted.
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The 'Corona' was designed and built by Peed of Oulton, who had built several fast-sailing boats.
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He was buried in the corona at Canterbury, where his tomb yet remains.
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Just at the edge of the corona a line should be cut in, called the scotia.
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The corona of the sun gleamed and writhed like a thin band of quicksilver.
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