coronal
part of speech
adjective (coronal); noun (a coronal, rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) (space) Of the corona, the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere: «a coronal mass ejection» is a huge burst of hot gas and magnetism thrown out from the Sun. tree →
2) (body, science) A coronal plane is an imaginary flat slice that divides the body into front and back halves; a coronal suture is a joint across the top of the skull. tree →
3) (speech) A coronal sound is made with the front part of the tongue, like t, d, n and s. tree →
4) (rare, noun) A crown or wreath worn on the head. tree →
5) A coronal can also be a round, crown-like head of soft seeds, such as a dandelion clock. tree →
sense in the lessons
In space science, coronal mass ejections from the Sun cause space weather that can make the northern and southern lights (auroras) brighter and can disturb satellites. The Sun's corona can be seen during a total solar eclipse. In anatomy and medical scans, doctors look at «coronal» views. Phrases: «coronal mass ejection» (CME), «coronal plane», «coronal hole».
examples
- A coronal mass ejection can cause beautiful auroras on Earth. tree →
- Scientists watch the Sun for coronal storms. tree →
- During the eclipse we saw the Sun's glowing corona. tree →
- The scan showed a coronal view of the knee. tree →
- The coronal suture runs across the top of the skull. tree →
- In phonics we learned that t and d are made with the tip of the tongue. tree →
- The children held them to their mouths, and tried to blow away the whole coronal with one puff of the breath. tree →
note
Said «kuh-ROH-nul» or «KOR-uh-nul». It comes from «corona», Latin for crown. It is not linked in meaning to the coronavirus except through the same Latin word (the virus looks like it wears a crown).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «coronal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.