corona
- Noun. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- Noun. (star) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse,.
- Noun. (biology) Any crown-like appendage of a plant or animal.
- Noun. (electrical): a low energy discharge caused by ionization of a gas by an electric field [quite common at conductor bends of 12kV or higher].
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