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coronal

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹənəl/

The English word “coronal” has 12 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Relating to a crown or coronation.
  2. Relating to the corona of a star.
  3. Relating to the corona of a flower.
  4. Relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue.
  5. Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front).
  6. Relating to the external (supragingival) portion of the tooth.
  7. Relating to the corona glandis.
  8. Relating to a coroner's duties and findings.

noun

  1. A crown or coronet.
  2. A wreath or garland of flowers.
  3. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.
  4. A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.

Etymology

From Middle English coronal, from Anglo-Norman coronal, from Latin corōnālis (“related to a crown”), from corōna (“a crown”).

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