Hypertext Webster Gateway: "coronal"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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).

The coronal light during the eclipse is faint.
--Abney.

2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.

The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable
assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon.
--Milton.

3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.

4. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin.

{Coronal suture} (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull
between the parietal and frontal bones; the
fronto-parietal suture.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Coronal \Cor"o*nal\, n.
1. A crown; wreath; garland. --Spenser.

2. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their
coron[ae] or garlands. --Hooper.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


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