coronal

cor·o·nal  (kôr-nl, kr-, k-rnl)

n.

1. A garland, wreath, or circlet for the head.

2. Linguistics A coronal consonant.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a corona, especially of the head.

2. Of, relating to, or having the direction of the coronal suture or of the plane dividing the body into front and back portions.

3. Linguistics Articulated by raising the blade of the tongue, as (t) in tip and (n) in night.

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[Middle English, from Latin cornlis, of a crown, from corna, crown; see crown.]

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coronal

n [ˈkɒrən^əl]

1. Poetic a circlet for the head; crown

2. a wreath or garland

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy short for coronal suture

adj [kəˈrəʊn^əl]

1. of or relating to a corona or coronal

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a less common word for retroflex

[from Late Latin corōnālis belonging to a crown]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coronal - flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes chaplet, lei, wreath, garland crown - a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers bay wreath, laurel wreath, laurel - (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory