corona

co·ro·na

noun \kə-ˈrō-nə\

Definition of CORONA

1

: the projecting part of a classic cornice

2

a : a usually colored circle often seen around and close to a luminous body (as the sun or moon) caused by diffraction produced by suspended droplets or occasionally particles of dust b : the tenuous outermost part of the atmosphere of a star (as the sun) c : a circle of light made by the apparent convergence of the streamers of the aurora borealis d : the upper portion of a bodily part (as a tooth or the skull) e : an appendage or series of united appendages on the inner side of the corolla in some flowers (as the daffodil, jonquil, or milkweed) f : a faint glow adjacent to the surface of an electrical conductor at high voltage

3

[from La Corona, a trademark] : a long cigar having the sides straight to the end to be lit and being roundly blunt at the other end

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Origin of CORONA

Latin, garland, crown, cornice — more at crown

First Known Use: 1548

Rhymes with CORONA

Ancona, Bellona, Carmona, cinchona, madrone, Pamplona, persona, Pomona