corona

CEFRB2

/kəˈɹəʊ.nə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A bright ring of light around the sun or moon.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An upper or crownlike portion of certain parts of the body., A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.

Examples

  • The Sun's corona is the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere.

  • Some young German adults have been defying the lockdown and holding so-called "corona parties."

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/
  • /kɵˈronɑ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.

  2. An upper or crownlike portion of certain parts of the body.

  3. A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.

More examples

In context

  • He ordered two Coronas at the bar.

  • The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system.

  • She caught corona last week.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.