冠冕 — meaning in English

English meaning

• annulus noun A shape or object like a ring, with an open space in the middle.
• cap noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
• corona noun The glowing outer atmosphere of the sun, visible as a bright ring during a total solar eclipse.
• coronet noun A small crown, of the kind worn by a member of the nobility.
• diadem noun A diadem is an ornamental headband or crown worn to show royal status.
• krona noun The official currency of Sweden.

Senses

冠冕 is used for these senses in English:

• annulus (botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.
• cap A crown for covering a tooth.
• corona The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
• coronet The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
• diadem A crown.
• krona The official currency of Sweden.
• krone The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.

annulus — full definition

1. noun A shape or object like a ring, with an open space in the middle.
2. noun (anatomy) A ring of tough tissue, especially the one around a heart valve opening that its flaps and muscles attach to.
3. noun A bright ring of light around a dark body in the sky, as seen for example when the Moon passes in front of the Sun but does not fully cover it.
4. noun A part around a fern or moss spore case that shrinks and splits it open to release the spores.

cap — full definition

1. noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
2. noun A cover or seal that fits over the top or end of something to protect or close it.
3. noun An upper limit set on an amount, price, or quantity.
4. noun Informal: an exaggeration or outright lie.
5. verb To put a cover on something, or to set an upper limit on it.

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