'Coronal' definitions:
Definition of 'coronal'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Coronal'
From: GCIDE
- Coronal \Cor"o*nal\, n.
- 1. A crown; wreath; garland. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coron[ae] or garlands. --Hooper. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Coronal'
From: GCIDE
- Coronal \Cor"o*nal\ (k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal; 277), a. [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses). [1913 Webster]
- The coronal light during the eclipse is faint. --Abney. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation. [1913 Webster]
- The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin. [1913 Webster]
- Coronal suture (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones; the fronto-parietal suture. [1913 Webster]