Definition of CORONAL

coronal

Meanings

Plural: coronals

Noun

  • flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
  • A crown or coronet.
  • A wreath or garland of flowers.
  • The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.
  • A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.
  • Alternative form of cronel (“lance-part”).
  • Obsolete form of colonel.

Adj

  • Relating to a crown or coronation.
  • Relating to the corona of a star.
  • Relating to the corona of a flower.
  • Relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue.
  • Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front).
  • Relating to the external (supragingival) portion of the tooth.
  • Relating to the corona glandis.
  • Relating to a coroner's findings.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

chaplet, garland, lei, wreath

Scrabble Score: 9

coronal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
coronal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coronal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

coronal is a valid Words With Friends word