coronal
/'kɔrounl/
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Definition
Noun:
- A circular band of foliage or flowers worn on the head for ornament or as a mark of honor: A decorative wreath, often made of leaves, flowers, or precious materials, traditionally worn on the head.
- Something resembling such a band; a crown or coronet: An object that encircles the head like a crown.
- (Anatomy) A coronal structure, such as the coronal suture of the skull: Relating to the crown or top of a structure, particularly in anatomical contexts.
Adjective:
- (Anatomy) Relating to the crown of the head or the coronal plane: Pertaining to the frontal plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions.
- (Astronomy) Relating to a corona, especially of the sun: Pertaining to the outermost layer of a star's atmosphere.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The victor in the ancient games received a laurel coronal.
- She wore a beautiful floral coronal for the spring festival.
- Adjective:
- The surgeon made an incision along the coronal plane.
- Scientists study coronal mass ejections from the sun.
Advanced Usage
- "Coronal plane": In anatomy, an imaginary vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections.
- The MRI scan shows a section along the coronal plane.
- "Coronal suture": The dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that unites the frontal bone with the two parietal bones of the skull.
- The infant's coronal suture allows for skull growth.
Variants and Related Words
- Corona (n): A crown or a crown-like structure; the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars.
- We observed the sun's corona during the eclipse.
- Coronary (adj): Anatomically, encircling like a crown (e.g., coronary arteries); often used in a medical context related to the heart.
- He has a history of coronary artery disease.
- Coronation (n): The ceremony of crowning a sovereign.
- The nation celebrated the king's coronation.
Synonyms
- Wreath: A circular band of flowers, leaves, or other materials.
- Garland: A wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material worn for ornament.
- Chaplet: A wreath or garland for the head.
- Diadem: A jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.
Related Phrases
- Coronal hole: (Astronomy) A region in the sun's corona that is less dense and cooler, a source of high-speed solar wind.
- The recent coronal hole caused geomagnetic storms on Earth.
- Coronal section: (Anatomy) A slice of an organ or the body made along the coronal plane.
- The diagram shows a coronal section of the brain.
Noun
- flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes