corona
see also: Corona
Pronunciation Noun
Corona
Proper noun
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see also: Corona
Pronunciation Noun
corona (plural coronas)
- (star) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
- (meteorology) A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals.
- (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
- (electricity) A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages.
- (architecture) The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium.
- Synonyms: drip, larmier
- A large, round pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- Synonyms: corona lucis
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- (biology) Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona.
- (zoology) An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth.
- (zoology) The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas.
- (zoology) The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms.
- (botany) A paraperigonium; a ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora etc.).
- (virology) A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections of coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an image reminiscent of the solar corona.
- (anatomy) An upper or crownlike portion of certain parts of the body.
- A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.
- The crown; the external portion of the tooth, covered by enamel.
- The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
- (medicine) A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown.
- Synonyms: corona veneris, crown of Venus
- (astronomy, geology) An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.
- (mineralogy) A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim.
- Italian: corona
- Russian: коро́на
corona
- topics en A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
- topics en A coronavirus disease, especially COVID-19.
- She caught corona last week.
- The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system.
- rona (informal)
corona (plural coronas)
- (poetry) A series of sonnets linked together in a particular manner.
corona (plural coronas)
Corona
Proper noun
- A city in California, USA.
- A village in New Mexico, USA.
- A town in South Dakota, USA.
- Surname of Spanish origin.
- A female given name.
- A male given name.
corona
- A pale lager beer produced by Mexican brewery Cervecería Modelo, commonly served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle.
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