Noun a Renaissance portrait of a nobel woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal
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Noun
The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary.New York Times, 8 May 2018
Adjective
Now scientists are on aurora watch in anticipation of the coronal mass ejections making their way to Earth’s atmosphere. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 29 Aug. 2022 Two coronal mass ejections erupted from the Sun on August 14 and August 15. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 Aug. 2022 Our own star, the Sun, sometimes launches huge clouds of plasma into space called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 Our sun regularly experiences coronal mass ejections in which the star releases parts of its outer atmosphere, known as the corona. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 Intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections can lead to geomagnetic storms on Earth. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022 The weather forecasting service also said that minor geomagnetic storms may continue Tuesday, before a fast wind from a coronal hole may arrive, continuing a rather active period of geomagnetic activity. Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Oct. 2021 For example, a coronal hole – a magnetically open area from which high-speed solar wind is released into space – caps the northern polar region on the sun. Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 June 2021 Solar flares and coronal mass ejections can wreak havoc on Earth’s magnetic field, causing blackouts for satellites and other spacecraft. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English coronal, borrowed from Anglo-French coronel, corinal, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin corōnāle, noun derivative from neuter of Latin corōnālis "of a wreath or garland" — more at coronal entry 2
Adjective
Middle English coronale, borrowed from Medieval Latin corōnālis "of the forehead or crown of the head," going back to Latin, "of a wreath or garland," from corōna "garland worn on the head as a mark of honor or emblem of majesty, halo around a celestial body" + -ālis-al entry 1 — more at crown entry 1