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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coronal1 /kəˈrəʊn(ə)l, ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l/

▶adjective

1 relating to the crown or corona of something.

2 Anatomy of or in the coronal plane.

3 Phonetics (of a consonant) formed by raising the tip or blade of the tongue towards the hard palate.

▶noun Phonetics a coronal consonant.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coronal2 /ˈkɒr(ə)n(ə)l/

▶noun a garland or wreath for the head.

■ archaic a coronet.

– origin ME: appar. from Anglo-Norman Fr., from corune (see crown).

'coronal' also found in these Oxford entries:

coronal bone - coronal plane - coronal suture

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