coronal

English

/ˈkɒɹənəl/, /ˈkɔɹənəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Relating to a crown or coronation.
  • (astronomy) Relating to the corona of a star.
  • (botany) Relating to the corona of a flower.
  • (phonetics) Relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue.
  • (anatomy) Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English coronal derived from coronal derived from Latin corōnālis (related to a crown).

Origin

Latin

corōnālis

Gloss

related to a crown

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