Corona Definition

kə-rōnə
coronae, coronas
noun
coronas
A crown or something resembling a crown.
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A circular chandelier hanging from a church ceiling.
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A long cigar with straight sides and blunt ends.
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A crownlike part.
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A ring of colored light seen around a luminous body, as the sun or moon, formed by the diffraction of light caused by mist, dust, etc.
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Other Word Forms of Corona

Noun

Singular:
corona
Plural:
coronae

Origin of Corona

  • From Latin corōna (“garland, crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē, “garland, wreath”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin corōna crown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Corona Sentence Examples

  • A fully developed corona is perhaps the finest form of aurora.

  • In architecture, the term "corona" is used of that part of a cornice which projects over the bed mould and constitutes the chief protection to the wall from rain; it is always throated, and its soffit rises towards the wall.

  • These coronagraphs produce images of the " emission line corona.

  • The corona is very faint relative to the main body of the sun.

  • A superb image of the sun's corona, captured during the 1999 total eclipse.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOR

Words Ending With

ANAONA

Unscrambles

corona

Words Starting With C and Ending With A

Starts With C & Ends With AStarts With CO & Ends With AStarts With C & Ends With NA

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With A