Coronal Definition

kôrə-nəl, kŏr-, kə-rōnəl
noun
A circlet for the head; diadem; crown; coronet.
Webster's New World
A wreath; garland.
Webster's New World
A coronal consonant.
American Heritage
The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.
Wiktionary

(phonetics) A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.

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Synonyms:
adjective
Of a crown, coronet, or halo.
Webster's New World
Of the corona of the skull.
Webster's New World
Designating, of, or lying in the direction of the coronal suture.
Webster's New World
Articulated by raising the blade of the tongue, as (t) in tip and (n) in night.
American Heritage
other

(phonetics): interdental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatoalveolar, alveopalatal, palatal.

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Other Word Forms of Coronal

Noun

Singular:
coronal
Plural:
coronals

Origin of Coronal

  • Middle English from Latin corōnālis of a crown from corōna crown crown

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

  • From French, from Latin corōnālis (“related to a crown”), from corōna (“crown”).

    From Wiktionary

Coronal Sentence Examples

  • Coronal suture-Skull suture that lies behind the forehead area, across the head from left side to the right side.

  • C. Ranyard a theory of coronal types, changing concurrently with the fluctuations of spot-activity.

  • Topics include recent solar flares, aurora, coronal mass ejection.

  • Plagiocephaly-A form of craniosynostosis that involves fusion of the right or left side of coronal suture.

  • Why must I ' twixt the leaves of coronal, Put any kiss of pardon on thy brow?

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Words Starting With

CCOCOR

Words Ending With

LALNAL

Unscrambles

coronal

Words Starting With C and Ending With L

Starts With C & Ends With LStarts With CO & Ends With LStarts With C & Ends With AL

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With L