Meaning & use
coronal
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Relating to a corona, especially the sun's outer atmosphere of glowing gas.
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Scientists tracked a coronal mass ejection that later triggered auroras on Earth.
The telescope captured images of coronal loops arcing above the sun's surface.
A note on using this word
In anatomy, 'coronal' also describes the vertical plane dividing the body into front and back sections, as in a 'coronal CT scan.'
Another way to use it
2. adjective
In anatomy, relating to the coronal plane, an imaginary vertical line dividing the body into front and back sections.
The coronal view of the brain scan revealed the tumor's exact location.
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