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The correct spelling is corona.
How to pronounce corona
/kəˈɹoʊnə/
nounIPA: /kəˈɹoʊnə/
Say it like: Cor-ona
The correct spelling is corona. The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse. For example: "The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system."
Usage Examples
“The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system.”
“She caught corona last week.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
- 2.A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals.
- 3.(by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
- 4.A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages.
- 5.The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium.
verb
- 1.To surround with a luminous or crownlike ring as if by the solar corona.
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