corona

1. 1.

   the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

   Synonymsaureole

   Broaderradiance

   Part ofnimbus
2. 2.

   (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

   Broaderplant part

   Part ofcorolla

   botany

3. 3.

   an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

   Synonymscorona dischargecorposantSt. Elmo's fireSaint Elmo's fireSaint Elmo's lightSaint Ulmo's fireSaint Ulmo's lightelectric glow

   Broaderdischarge
4. 4.

   one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object

   Broaderlight
5. 5.

   (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

   Broaderstructure

   anatomy

6. 6.

   a long cigar with blunt ends

   Broadercigar

Other forms of corona

plural

coronae

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about corona

What does corona mean?

corona means "the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in corona?

corona has 3 syllables: co-ro-na. The stress falls on "ro". In IPA it is /kɚˈoʊnə/.

What is another word for corona?

Close synonyms include aureole, corona discharge, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is corona a common word?

corona is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with corona?

1 word rhymes with corona. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.