coronal

American  

[kawr-uh-nl, kor-, kuh-rohn-l, kawr-uh-nl, kor-] / ˈkɔr ə nl, ˈkɒr-, kəˈroʊn l, ˈkɔr ə nl, ˈkɒr- /

noun

1. a crown; coronet.

2. a garland.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a coronal.

2. Anatomy.

   1. of or relating to a corona.

   2. (of a plane along the long axis of the body) lying in the direction of the coronal suture.

   3. Also lying in the direction of the frontal plane.

3. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tip of the tongue, especially in a retroflex position.

4. Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated with the blade of the tongue raised; dental, alveolar, or palato-alveolar.

5. of or relating to the tip of the tongue.

coronal British  

noun

1. poetic a circlet for the head; crown

2. a wreath or garland

3. anatomy short for coronal suture

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adjective

1. of or relating to a corona or coronal

2. phonetics a less common word for retroflex

Other Word Forms

• coronaled adjective
• coronally adverb
• noncoronal adjective

Etymology

Origin of coronal

1300–50; Middle English < Latin corōnālis, equivalent to Latin corōn ( a ) crown + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

During the peak of the current cycle, which Nasa confirmed occurred in October 2024, a higher number of sunspots led to more frequent eruptions of solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

From BBC

The newly detected winds resemble the Sun's coronal mass ejections, powerful outbursts that launch huge clouds of charged material into space.

From Science Daily

Image:This artist’s impression shows a coronal mass ejection, or CME, around a nearby star.

From Space Scoop

Dahl said that another blast of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection, is forecast to arrive in the United States midday Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

This insight extends far beyond coronal rain, prompting a reexamination of how the Sun's outer layers evolve and how energy circulates through its atmosphere.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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