coronal

IPA: kɝˈoʊnʌɫ

A crown or coronet.
A wreath or garland of flowers.
The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.
(phonetics) A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.
Alternative form of cronel (“lance-part”) [The metal head of a tilting spear or lance, which could be blunt or consist of many small points (to grip armor), designed not to penetrate or wound.]
Obsolete form of colonel. [A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).]

Relating to a crown or coronation.
(astronomy) Relating to the corona of a star.
(botany) Relating to the corona of a flower.
(phonetics) Relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue.
(anatomy) Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front).
(dentistry) Relating to the external (supragingival) portion of the tooth.
(urology) Relating to the corona glandis.

Examples of "coronal" in Sentences

The coronal sulcus and frenulum may be destroyed.
It is perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal planes.
For that matter the coronal was a bye-word, and why not?
That depth perception is also particularly helpful for studying a type of solar eruption called a coronal mass ejection.
A jet of highly energized particles, called a coronal mass ejection, was spotted billowing away from the sun a short time later.
The comet was left a bare rock, with its severed tail wrapped around the front of the solar storm, known as a coronal mass ejection.
BILL TUCKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They are officially known as coronal mass expulsions, but most people know them better at solar flares.