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coronal1

Syllabification: (cor·o·nal)
Pronunciation: /ˈkôrənl, ˈkär-/
Definition of coronal

adjective

  • 1of or relating to the crown or corona of something, in particular.
  • Astronomy of or relating to the corona of the sun or another star.
  • Anatomy of or relating to the crown of the head.
  • 2 Anatomy of or in the coronal plane:coronal imaging
  • 3 Phonetics (of a consonant) formed by raising the tip or blade of the tongue toward the hard palate.

noun

Phonetics
  • a coronal consonant.

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'relating to the crown of the head'): from Latin coronalis, from corona 'crown'

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