Definition of "coronal" [cor•o•nal]

• A garland, wreath, or circlet for the head. (noun)
• Linguistics A coronal consonant. (noun)
• Of or relating to a corona, especially of the head. (adjective)
• Of, relating to, or having the direction of the coronal suture or of the plane dividing the body into front and back portions. (adjective)
• Linguistics Articulated by raising the blade of the tongue, as (t) in tip and (n) in night. (adjective)

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• "The comet was left a bare rock, with its severed tail wrapped around the front of the solar storm, known as a coronal mass ejection."
• "A jet of highly energized particles, called a coronal mass ejection, was spotted billowing away from the sun a short time later."
• "That depth perception is also particularly helpful for studying a type of solar eruption called a coronal mass ejection."