1. n. (pl. coronae)
1. a a small circle of light round the sun or moon. b the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun, seen as an irregularly shaped area of light around the moon's disc during a total solar eclipse.
2 a circular chandelier hung from a roof.
3 Anat. a crown or crownlike structure.
4 Bot. a crownlike outgrowth from the inner side of a corolla.
5 Archit. a broad vertical face of a cornice, usu. of considerable projection.
6 Electr. the glow around a conductor at high potential.
Etymology: L, crown 2. n. a long cigar with straight sides.
Etymology: Sp. La Corona the crown