coronal
noun
- a circlet for the head; diadem; crown; coronet
- a wreath; garland
adjective
- of a crown, coronet, or halo
- Anat.
- of the corona of the skull
- designating, of, or lying in the direction of the coronal suture
See coronal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kôrˈə-nəl, kŏrˈ-, kə-rōˈnəl)
noun- A garland, wreath, or circlet for the head.
- Linguistics A coronal consonant.
adjective- Of or relating to a corona, especially of the head.
- Of, relating to, or having the direction of the coronal suture or of the plane dividing the body into front and back portions.
- Linguistics Articulated by raising the blade of the tongue, as (t) in tip and (n) in night.
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