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corona¹
- /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/ UK
- /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ US
- /kɵˈronɑ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -əʊnə
Where it comes from
The noun is borrowed from Latin corōna (“crown; garland, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “type of crown; curved object (door handle, tip of a bow, stern of a ship, etc.)”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). The English word is a doublet of crown, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone.
The plural form coronae is borrowed from Latin corōnae.
The verb is derived from the noun.
noun coronas · coronae · coronæ
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A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
The magnificent bronze corona, or luminaria, which still hangs in the central octagon, shews the skill of the workmen in bronze of that period.
Similar: corona lucis
- A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones. Is it probable that this depression has arisen from the distorting effect of some form of head dress, similar perhaps to that which is still applied to the heads of infants in various parts of France, as described by Drs. Foville and Lunier? This consists of a neckerchief passed twice round the head
- The external (supragingival) portion of the tooth, covered by enamel; the crown. The solids are derived from the fluids. In the first rudiments of the gelatinous embryo, they gradually commence in their respective situations, and differ infinitely in their degrees of cohesion, from the soft and almost pulpy medullary matter of the brain, to the vitreous substance of the corona o
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The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
The first line of injection with a clean 1% solution of cocain, or 2% eucain is began, posterior to the ridge caused by the corona, on the dorsum.
Similar: corona glandis penis, corona glandis
- The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium. The cornice only is carried around the room at the ceiling, and in the staircase hall only the cymatium and corona of the cornice; but over the archway, supported by a colonnade of four fluted round columns, a complete entablature with nicely worked classic detail is employed and given added emphasi
- The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse. My investigations seem to prove conclusively that the theoretical corona is caused by light emitted and reflected from streams of matter ejected from the Sun by forces which, in general, act along lines normal to the surface. These forces are most active near the center of each Sun-spot zone.
- An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface. The area density of impact craters on the surfaces of the coronas suggests that the episode of tidal heating occurred approximately one billion years ago[…].
- Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person. It looked like a miniaturized version of Hiroshima. Fires burned here and there. […] His once and future presidential palace was a crater ringed by a corona of flaming debris.
- Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1). [page 317] The lower jaw conſiſts of one large bone, with fore and hinder part, and five proceſſes; viz. two Condyles[…], two proceſſes of the Corona[…], and one proceſs of the chin […] [page 318] [T]his Sinus deſcends obliquely nine inches from the neck of the condyle, till it comes to the root of
- A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla. Pentándria, Digynia. All as in Stapèlia; but the corolla is tuberculate, and the branches of the plant warted; and the outer corona of the corolla lacerately multifid.
- An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth. It [Epiphanes] has a ciliated corona at its anterior end and tapers to a narrow foot at the posterior end. The cilia of the corona are arranged more or less in two rings, with the mouth in the gap between them.
- The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas. In coronae of the sea urchin Echinocyamus pusillus in the marine bed overlying the oncoid layer, an original Mg_(0.10–0.13)-calcite was gradually replaced during diagenesis by a Mg_(0.03–0.05)-calcite[…].
- The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms. A normal Crinoid (Fig. III.) consists of a “crown” (corona) attached by its dorsal (i.e. aboral) extremity to a “stem” (columna), which is fixed to the sea-floor or to some solid body by a “root” (radix).
- A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections on coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an appearance reminiscent of the solar corona. Coronaviruses are medium-sized, enveloped, ribonucleic acid viruses which, in negatively stained preparations, appear round and bear a corona of irregular, petal-shaped surface projections.
- A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages. An appearance of a corona may produce useful or undesirable effects. For instance, a corona arising spontaneously around high-voltage wires of an electrical power transmission line results in a loss of electrical energy. On the other hand, coronas are widely used in many practical applications like
- A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals. [page 49] Upon this true "mackarel sky" was depicted one of those glorious coronæ, only seen at great elevations or in high Latitudes. […] [page 50] The corona was composed of two colours, violet on the edge nearest to the sun and red on the outer edge, the two colours blending together and forming
- A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim. Green hornblende is abundant at the rims of chlorite coronas in contact with amphibole-filled cracks, whereas it is minor (but not absent) in coronas in contact with chlorite-filled cracks.
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A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown.
Jack had a moſt ſcandalous tongue, and perſuaded Peg that all mankind, beſides himſelf, were pox'd by that ſcarlet-faced whore, Signiora Bubonia. “As for his brother Lord Peter, the tokens were evident on him, blotches, ſcabs, and the corona.[…]”
Similar: corona veneris, crown of Venus
- A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. From the remark of Servius [i.e., Maurus Servius Honoratus] (ad Aen. v. 269) it appears that coronae adorned with lemnisci were a greater distinction than those without them.
verb coronas · coronaing · coronaed
- To surround with a luminous or crownlike ring like the solar corona. The belly dancer shimmied on to the tiny floor, all flashing eyes, black hair coronaed with winking brilliants, undulating bare flesh with tasselled breasts and a turquoise G-string and an imitation ruby in her navel: she was barefooted, wearing a massive glittering anklet which made her look very C
corona²
- /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/ UK
- /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ US
- /kɵˈronɑ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -əʊnə
Where it comes from
A clipping of coronavirus, ultimately from etymology 1.
noun coronas · Corona
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A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system.
Similar: rona
- A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19. She caught corona last week.
corona³
- /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/ UK
- /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ US
- /kɵˈronɑ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -əʊnə
noun coronas · corone
- A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next. A favorite and most attractive combination is that of the corona or series of sonnets, employed to frame or develop some one theme. A list of these corone is given by Biadene, who selects and publishes from among them a series of three by Petrarch, and the famous corona of the months by Folgore da S
corona⁴
- /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/ UK
- /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ US
- /kɵˈronɑ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -əʊnə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish La Corona (literally “The Crown”), a brand of cigars from Havana, Cuba.
noun coronas · Corona
- A long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end. HOWARD: [Entering; cheerfully] Got your coronas, Mr. Goldman! / GOLDMAN: [Glumly, taking the proffered cigars] Thanks, Howie. [Puts all but one in pocket.] / HOWARD: Where's Ma? / GOLDMAN: [Indicating with cigar] Inside the bedroom.
Corona⁵
Where it comes from
All ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”).
* (Corona, California): From Spanish corona (“crown, wreath”), chosen to play upon a unique feature of the city, the one-mile diameter drive that circled the center of the town.
* (Corona, New Mexico):
* (Corona, South Dakota): May be a transfer from Corona, Queens.
* (Corona, Queens): One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. Another theory is that real estate developer Thomas Waite Howard, who became the first postmaster in 1872, petitioned to have the post office name changed to Corona in 1870, suggesting that it was the “crown of Queens County”. A third theory is that it is derived from the crown used as an emblem by the Crown Building Company, which is said to have developed the area. The Italian immigrants who moved into the new housing stock referred to the neighborhood by Italian corona or Spanish corona (“crown”).
* (surname): 1. From Spanish corona and Italian corona (“crown”), perhaps applied as a habitational name for someone who lived in a house with this sign, or as a nickname for someone who had a tonsure in fulfillment of a religious vow or who had influence and power. 2. From Italian Corona, a female given name, of the same derivation.
* (given name): From Late Latin Corōna, meaning “crown”.
* (beer): From Spanish corona (“crown”).
* (coronavirus): Clipping of coronavirus, from corona + virus.
* (cigar): From Spanish La Corona (literally “The Crown”), the name of a brand.
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.
- A city in Riverside County, California. LuLaRoe is laying off 167 employees at a warehouse in Corona, California, on December 20, according to a company filing. […] LuLaRoe confirmed the closing to Business Insider and said it will maintain separate offices in Corona that serve as its headquarters.
- An unincorporated community in Carlton County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri.
- A village in Lincoln County, New Mexico. We passed through the little town of Corona, New Mexico. It didn’t look any different than in previous years but I had to wonder if its name had caused it any repercussions. I could have stopped and filled up the car there but … / Next year, I promise.
- A neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York.
- A town in Roberts County, South Dakota. But it came to pass that I admitted to a certain someone that I reside on the west side of Sioux City, not with my parents in Corona, South Dakota. I was told to get an Iowa license post haste.
- An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Tennessee, on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi.
- A surname from Spanish. “I’m sure their sales are going to be high,” Mayor Daniel Corona told FOX 13 after the vote, adding: “Pun not intended.” / Corona has argued that recreational marijuana would benefit the community, bringing with it 38 jobs and more visitors.
- A female given name. “Scott—Corona Scott.” She stretched to shake his hand across the narrow aisle. “But my friends call me Rona—Corona sounds a bit uppish, so I've been told.” / “Gordon C. McCormick—Gordy,” he introduced himself, giving her another grin.
- A male given name. Tom Hanks has sent a letter and a Corona brand typewriter to an Australian boy who wrote to him about being bullied about his name, Corona. / Corona De Vries, an eight-year-old from the Gold Coast in Queensland, wrote to the Hollywood star after the actor and his wife, Rita Wilson, spent more than t
noun Coronas
- A pale lager beer produced by Mexican brewery Grupo Modelo, commonly served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle. He ordered two Coronas at the bar.
- Alternative letter-case form of corona (“a coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2”).
- Alternative letter-case form of corona (“a disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19”).
- Alternative letter-case form of corona (“a long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: corposant, corona discharge, aureole, electric glow, sprocket, ring, coronet, crown, wreath, throne, krona, koruna, krone, monarch, queen, slavic
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noun circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males — see also corona glandis penis
| 日本語 | 雁首 karikubi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 龜頭 /龟头 guītóu |
| Français | couronne |
| Ελληνικά | στεφάνη stefáni |
noun luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star
| Español | corona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 코로나 korona |
| 日本語 | コロナ korona |
| 中文 | 日冕 rìmiǎn |
| Português | coroa, corona |
| Français | couronne |
| Deutsch | Korona |
| Italiano | corona |
| Ελληνικά | στέμμα stémma |
| Română | coroană |
| Русский | коро́на koróna |
| Tiếng Việt | nhật hoa |
noun ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants — see also paraperigonium
| 日本語 | 副花冠 fukukakan |
|---|---|
| Italiano | corona |
| Ελληνικά | κορώνα koróna |
| Русский | коро́на koróna, ве́нчик vénčik |
noun crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services
| Español | corona |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 蒄 guān |
| Deutsch | Krone |
| Italiano | corona |
| Ελληνικά | κορώνα koróna, στέμμα stémma |
| Русский | коро́на koróna |
noun (informal) disease caused by a coronavirus
| Русский | коро́на koróna |
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noun series of linked sonnets
| Italiano | corona |
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