corona — meaning in English
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English meaning
- corona noun The glowing outer atmosphere of the sun, visible as a bright ring during a total solar eclipse.
- crown noun An ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of royal power.
- pate noun The top of a person's head, especially when bald.
- sprocket noun A toothed wheel that meshes with a chain or perforated belt to drive it.
- wreath noun A ring-shaped arrangement of flowers, leaves, or other material, used for decoration or as a mark of honour or remembrance.
Senses
corona is used for these senses in English:
- crown A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
- crown (religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
- crown The highest part of a hill.
- crown The topmost part of the head.
- crown (chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.
- crown (geometry) The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
- gear wheel (mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.
- 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.
corona — full definition
- noun The glowing outer atmosphere of the sun, visible as a bright ring during a total solar eclipse.
- noun A ring or halo of light around a bright object, such as the sun or moon.
- noun A coronavirus, or informally, COVID-19.
crown — full definition
- noun An ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of royal power.
- noun The topmost part of something, such as the head, a hat, or a hill.
- noun An artificial cap fitted over a damaged tooth.
- verb To formally place a crown on someone, making them monarch.
- verb To form the finishing, topmost achievement of something.