coronal
a crown; coronet.
a garland.
of or relating to a coronal.
Anatomy.
of or relating to a corona.
(of a plane along the long axis of the body) lying in the direction of the coronal suture.
Also frontal. lying in the direction of the frontal plane.
Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tip of the tongue, especially in a retroflex position.
Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated with the blade of the tongue raised; dental, alveolar, or palato-alveolar.
of or relating to the tip of the tongue.
Origin of coronal
1Other words from coronal
- cor·o·naled; especially British, cor·o·nalled, adjective
- co·ro·nal·ly, adverb
- non·co·ro·nal, adjective
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How to use coronal in a sentence
Put forth thy wings, thy coronals of Love, wrap thee with fluctuant Winds and exulting Seas!
The Masque of the Elements | Herman ScheffauerCome, and in a few months' time you shall set the mode at Court, instead of pining here, and weaving coronals of daisies.'
Lorna Doone | R. D. BlackmoreThe six basal coronals are separated by irregular smaller pores.
It is enveloped by a voluminous calymma constantly bearing coronals of "Myophrisca" (compare p. 724).
Lofty mountain peaks towered beyond and reflected their coronals of snow in the lake which they embosomed.
If Any Man Sin | H. A. Cody
British Dictionary definitions for coronal
poetic a circlet for the head; crown
a wreath or garland
anatomy short for coronal suture
Origin of coronal
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