corona - transcription, translation and pronunciation online

Transcription and pronunciation of the word "corona" in British and American variants. Detailed translation and examples.

corona
[kəˈrəʊ.nə]
[-ˈroʊ-]
Definitions
noun
the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars. The sun's corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disk of the moon.
With the face of the Sun blocked by the Moon during a solar eclipse, the corona shines with the brightness of a full Moon.
a crown or crownlike structure.
The heart muscle has its own blood supply coming from a crown or corona of blood vessels that circle the heart, sending down branches to various parts of the muscle.
a circular chandelier in a church.
The curious structure in the front tea room was a rectilinear framework of wood with an elaborate wrought-iron flower stand on top of it and a circular wrought iron corona above that.
a part of a cornice having a broad vertical face.
a long, straight-sided cigar.
Eventually all the beautiful people were puffing robustos and coronas while schmoozing, partying and sauntering among the paparazzi.
noun
a city in southwestern California, southwest of Riverside; population 149,923 (est. 2008).
Examples
The curious structure in the front tea room was a rectilinear framework of wood with an elaborate wrought-iron flower stand on top of it and a circular wrought iron corona above that.
Nectar is often visible at the base of the petals between the lobes of the corona .
As the brilliant Sun is covered by the Moon, the pearly corona flashes into view, the sky darkens, and all of nature seems to come to a halt.
He is noted for verifying Einstein's theory that light is slightly distorted in the area of the solar corona .
It is when the Sun is totally eclipsed that the solar corona is visible.
The heart muscle has its own blood supply coming from a crown or corona of blood vessels that circle the heart, sending down branches to various parts of the muscle.
Contrast in spectral reflectance between the corona and corolla was evident only in Pachycarpus natalensis and Asclepias cucullata.
Like the chromosphere, the corona can only be seen by eye during a total eclipse, although there are other technical ways to observe it between times.
Another effect that is caused by the interaction of the sun and water droplets, is the corona .
I dropped the corona and it caught on the curtain.