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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024co•ro•na /kəˈroʊnə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -nas, -nae /-ni/USA pronunciation .- Astronomya circle of light seen around the sun or moon, esp. during an eclipse.
- a long, straight cigar, rounded at the closed end.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•ro•na (kə rō′nə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nas, -nae (-nē).USA pronunciation - Astronomya white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, esp. around the sun or moon.
- Meteorologysuch 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 (distinguished from halo).
- AstronomyAlso called aureola, aureole. 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.
- Botanya crownlike appendage, esp. one on the inner side of a corolla, as in the narcissus.
- Anatomythe upper portion or crown of a part, as of the head.
- ElectricitySee corona discharge.
- Architecturethe projecting, slablike member of a classical cornice supported by the bed molding or by modillions, dentils, etc., and supporting the cymatium.
- Clothing, Religionthe tonsure of a cleric.
- Religion[Eccles.]a gold-colored stripe around the lower edge of a clerical headdress, as of a miter.
- Furniturea chandelier of wrought metal, having the form of one or more concentric hoops.
- Greek koró̄nē crown, curved object; akin to korōnís curved, beaked, kórax crow, raven
- Latin corōna garland, crown
- 1555–65
Co•ro•na (kə rō′nə),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa city in SE California. 37,791.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: corona /kəˈrəʊnə/ n ( pl -nas, -nae / -niː/)- a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon
Also called: aureole the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere, visible as a faint halo during a solar eclipse- the flat vertical face of a cornice just above the soffit
- a circular chandelier suspended from the roof of a church
- 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
- a crownlike structure, such as the top of the head
- a long cigar with blunt ends
- short for corona discharge
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: crown, from Greek korōne anything curved; related to Greek korōnis wreath, korax crow, Latin curvus curved |