noun Download 🔗Share The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse. Examples : "During the total solar eclipse, the beautiful, glowing corona of the sun was visible as a faint halo around the dark moon. " astronomy physics space energy nature science phenomena Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals. Examples : "During the light rain, we saw a beautiful corona around the Moon, a bright ring caused by the water droplets in the air. " astronomy physics space weather phenomena Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person. Examples : "The setting sun cast a golden corona around the teacher's head as she read the story to the class. " astronomy appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages. Examples : "During the electrical storm, a faint blue corona flickered around the tip of the lightning rod on the barn roof. " appearance energy physics electric phenomena Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium. Examples : "The architect pointed to the building's cornice and explained that the wide, overhanging part, the corona, protected the wall from the rain. " architecture part building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A large, round pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church. Examples : "During the Christmas Eve service, the soft glow of the candles in the corona hanging above illuminated the faces of the choir. " architecture religion art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. Examples : "After saving his neighbor from the burning building, the mayor presented the brave firefighter with a corona of laurel leaves as a token of the city's immense gratitude. " history royal culture achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona. Examples : "The virus was nicknamed the "corona virus" because of the crown-like spikes on its surface. " biology organism anatomy part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An upper or crownlike portion of certain parts of the body. Examples : "The dentist pointed out a small corona on my molar that needed filling to prevent further decay. " anatomy part body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown. Examples : "The doctor noticed a distinct corona of papules along the patient's hairline and ordered tests to check for syphilis. " medicine disease body anatomy organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface. Examples : "Scientists study the corona on Venus to understand how the planet's interior heat shaped its surface. " astronomy geology space science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim. Examples : "Under the microscope, the geologist observed a distinct corona of garnet crystals surrounding the original olivine grain, indicating a past reaction between the minerals. " geology mineral science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To surround with a luminous or crownlike ring as if by the solar corona. Examples : "The stage lights, carefully positioned, coronaed the lead actress, making her hair glow like a halo. " astronomy appearance nature physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2. Examples : "The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system." virus medicine disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coronavirus disease, especially COVID-19. Examples : "She caught corona last week." virus disease medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A series of sonnets linked together in a particular manner. Examples : "The poet meticulously crafted a corona of sonnets, each poem picking up its first line from the last line of the previous one, creating a beautiful, interconnected cycle. " literature art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long, straight-sided cigar with a roundly blunt end. Examples : "My grandfather enjoys relaxing on the porch after dinner with a good book and a corona. " culture style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading