Definitions for corona

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corona co·ro·na

Spelling: [kuh-roh-nuh]

IPA: /kəˈroʊ nə/

Corona is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 83 anagrams from letters in corona (acnoor).

Definitions for corona

noun

1. a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
2. Meteorology. such a circle or set of circles having a small radius and ranging in color from blue inside to red outside, attributable to the diffraction caused by thin clouds, mist, or sometimes dust (distinguished from halo).
3. Also called aureola, aureole. Astronomy. a faintly luminous envelope outside of the sun's chromosphere, the inner part consisting of highly ionized elements.
4. a long, straight, untapered cigar, rounded at the closed end.
5. Botany. a crownlike appendage, especially one on the inner side of a corolla, as in the narcissus.
6. Anatomy. the upper portion or crown of a part, as of the head.
7. Electricity. corona discharge.
8. Architecture. the projecting, slablike member of a classical cornice supported by the bed molding or by modillions, dentils, etc., and supporting the cymatium.
9. the tonsure of a cleric.
10. Ecclesiastical. a gold-colored stripe around the lower edge of a clerical headdress, as of a miter.
11. a chandelier of wrought metal, having the form of one or more concentric hoops.
12. a city in SE California.

Origin of corona

1555-65; Latin corōna garland, crown Greek korṓnē crown, curved object; akin to korōnís curved, beaked, kórax crow¹, raven

Examples for corona

So corona was sent to school; but not, as it befell, to Miss Dickinson's.

corona, in the act of upturning a leaf, started and drew back her hand.

corona herself felt a sense of imprisonment, but no desire to sing.

corona watched their movements with an interest begotten of pity.

corona carried him thus attired off to her bed in triumph—but not to sleep.

corona caught at the word and repeated it with a shiver of excitement.

But here, as corona caught her breath, he turned and stared.

corona's laugh was like the bubbling of water in a hidden well.

And what (do you suppose) did corona seek in the kitchen garden?

On one occasion, he opened fire with a rifle on officers in corona who were tasked with protecting one of his would-be targets.