Coronal Definition

kôrə-nəl, kŏr-, kə-rōnəl
noun
A circlet for the head; diadem; crown; coronet.
Webster's New World
A wreath; garland.
Webster's New World
A coronal consonant.
American Heritage
The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.
Wiktionary

(phonetics) A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Of a crown, coronet, or halo.
Webster's New World
Of the corona of the skull.
Webster's New World
Designating, of, or lying in the direction of the coronal suture.
Webster's New World
Articulated by raising the blade of the tongue, as (t) in tip and (n) in night.
American Heritage
other
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Coronal

Noun

Singular:
coronal
Plural:
coronals

Origin of Coronal

  • Middle English from Latin corōnālis of a crown from corōna crown crown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French, from Latin corōnālis (“related to a crown”), from corōna (“crown”).

    From Wiktionary

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