Corona Borealis

American

[kuh-roh-nuh bawr-ee-al-is, -ey-lis, -bohr-] / kəˈroʊ nə ˌbɔr iˈæl ɪs, -ˈeɪ lɪs, -ˌboʊr- /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Coronae Borealis

the Northern Crown, a northern constellation between Hercules and Boötes.

Corona Borealis British

/ ˌbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs /

noun

a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules

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Corona Borealis Scientific

/ bôr′ē-ăl′ĭs /

A constellation (the Northern Crown) in the Northern Hemisphere between Hercules and Boötes.

Etymology

Origin of Corona Borealis

< Latin: literally, northern crown

Example Sentences

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Still beyond, on a level, sparkled the nodding crowns of the kings, like the constellation Corona-Borealis, the horizon just gained.

From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I by Melville, Herman

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