Standard Lemma guide

coronal

adj · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹənəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈɹəʊnəl/
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  • General-American: /ˈkɔɹənəl/
  • General-American: /ˈkɑɹənəl/
  • General-American: /kəˈɹoʊnəl/
  • General-American: kŏr'ə-nəl
  • General-American: kə-rōn'əl
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER0 OW1 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to a crown or coronation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to the corona of a star.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Relating to the corona of a flower.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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6

adj

Meaning 6

Relating to the external (supragingival) portion of the tooth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

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7

adj

Meaning 7

Relating to the corona glandis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences, urology

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8

adj

Meaning 8

Relating to a coroner's findings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: forensic medicine

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A crown or coronet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

noun

Meaning 10

A wreath or garland of flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11

noun

Meaning 11

The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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12

noun

Meaning 12

A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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13

noun

Meaning 13

Alternative form of cronel (“lance-part”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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14

noun

Meaning 14

Obsolete form of colonel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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15

noun

Meaning 15

flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wreath, garland, chaplet, lei

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flower arrangement, floral arrangement

Narrower terms: crown, laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath

History

Etymology

From Middle English coronal, from Anglo-Norman coronal, from Latin corōnālis (“related to a crown”), from corōna (“a crown”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: dilönü — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Dutch: coronaal — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Finnish: koronaalinen — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • French: coronal — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • German: koronal — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Italian: coronale — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Kazakh: тәждік (täjdık) — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Portuguese: coronal — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Spanish: coronal — produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Dutch: coronaal — consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Finnish: koronaali — consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • French: coronale — consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • German: Koronal — consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Italian: coronale — consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Portuguese: coronal — consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Spanish: coronal — consonant produced with tip or blade of tongue
  • Bulgarian: гирлянда (girljanda) — wreath or garland
  • Bulgarian: диадема (diadema) — crown or coronet
  • Bulgarian: малка корона (malka korona) — crown or coronet