Coronal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coronal \Cor"o*nal\ (k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal;
     277), a. [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses).
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              The coronal light during the eclipse is faint.


                                                    --Abney.
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     2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.
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              The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable
              assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.
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     4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin.
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     {Coronal suture} (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull
        between the parietal and frontal bones; the
        fronto-parietal suture.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coronal \Cor"o*nal\, n.
     1. A crown; wreath; garland. --Spenser.
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     2. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their
        coron[ae] or garlands. --Hooper.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coronal
       n : flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage
           or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: {wreath}, {garland},
            {chaplet}, {lei}]