corona

US /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ UK /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/ See IPA manual

Freq #23070

Meanings

1

noun
The glowing outer layer of the Sun or another star, best seen during a total solar eclipse.

During the eclipse, the Sun's corona shone like a ring of fire.
2

noun
A glowing ring of light around an object.

A faint corona surrounded the streetlamp in the fog.

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Forms coronaecoronas

Derived forms anticoronabicoronacorona-wisecoronadcoronagraphcoronagraphycoronaphobiacoronascepticcoronasomniacoronaviruscoronectomycoronite

Related forms coronalcoronarycoronatecoronation coroner coronetcoroniform

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corona discharge
an electrical discharge that ionizes the air around a charged object

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Etymology

All ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”). * (Corona, California): From Spanish corona (“crown, wreath”), chosen to play upon a unique feature of the city, the one-mile diameter drive that circled the center of the town. * (Corona, New Mexico): * (Corona, South Dakota): May be a transfer from Corona, Queens. * (Corona, Queens): One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. Another theory is that real estate developer Thomas Waite Howard, who became the first postmaster in 1872,…

corōna Latin corona Spanish Corona Italian Corōna la-lat La Corona Spanish

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# corona

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/
**Frequency rank:** 23070

## Meanings
1. The glowing outer layer of the Sun or another star, best seen during a total solar eclipse.
2. A glowing ring of light around an object.

## Examples
- During the eclipse, the Sun's corona shone like a ring of fire.
- A faint corona surrounded the streetlamp in the fog.

## Derived Forms
- anticorona
- bicorona
- corona-wise
- coronad
- coronagraph
- coronagraphy
- coronaphobia
- coronasceptic
- coronasomnia
- coronavirus
- coronectomy
- coronite

## Related Forms
- coronal
- coronary
- coronate
- coronation
- coroner
- coronet
- coroniform

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corōna
- Root: corona
- Root: Corona
- Root: Corōna
- Root: La Corona

## Etymology
All ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”). * (Corona, California): From Spanish corona (“crown, wreath”), chosen to play upon a unique feature of the city, the one-mile diameter drive that circled the center of the town. * (Corona, New Mexico): * (Corona, South Dakota): May be a transfer from Corona, Queens. * (Corona, Queens): One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. Another theory is that real estate developer Thomas Waite Howard, who became the first postmaster in 1872,…

## AI Etymology
corona is ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”). The historical chain includes Latin corōna, Spanish corona, Italian corona, Italian Corona, la-lat Corōna, and later related forms. Current senses include The glowing outer layer of the Sun or another star, best seen during a total solar eclipse and A glowing ring of light around an object. English relatives and later formations include anticorona, bicorona, corona-wise, coronal, coronary.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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