CORONAL | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Coronal

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English (in coronal (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Latin coronalis, from corona ‘crown’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kəˈrəʊn(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:

relating to the corona of the sun or another star

Short Definition:

relating to corona of sun or another star

Examples:
  • coronal holes are a source of geomagnetic activity
Definition:

relating to the crown of the head.

Short Definition:

relating to crown of head

Definition:

of or in the coronal plane

Short Definition:

of or in coronal plane

Examples:
  • coronal imaging
Definition:

(of a consonant) formed by raising the tip or blade of the tongue towards the hard palate.

Short Definition:

(of consonant) formed by raising tip or blade of tongue towards hard palate

Word: Coronal

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kəˈrəʊn(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a coronal consonant.

Short Definition:

coronal consonant

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