corona
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin corona (“‘garland, crown’”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē), “‘garland, wreath’”).
[edit] Noun
corona (plural coronae or coronas)
- A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- (astronomy): The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse,
- (biology): Any crown-like appendage of a plant or animal.
- (electrical): a low energy discharge caused by ionization of a gas by an electric field [quite common at conductor bends of 12kV or higher].
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crown
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
corona f. (plural corone)
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corona
- Third-person singular present tense of coronare.
- Second-person singular imperative of coronare.
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē), “‘garland, wreath’”).
[edit] Noun
corōna (genitive corōnae); f, first declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | corōna | corōnae |
| genitive | corōnae | corōnārum |
| dative | corōnae | corōnīs |
| accusative | corōnam | corōnās |
| ablative | corōnā | corōnīs |
| vocative | corōna | corōnae |
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[edit] Etymology
Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korōnē), “‘garland, wreath’”).
[edit] Noun
corona f. (plural coronas)
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