corona vs dripstone

corona

noun
  • A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium. 

  • The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males. 

  • The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas. 

  • A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown. 

  • A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones. 

  • A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services. 

  • A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages. 

  • A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2. 

  • Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1). 

  • A long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end. 

  • Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person. 

  • A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections on coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an appearance reminiscent of the solar corona. 

  • A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19. 

  • A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church. 

  • The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse. 

  • The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium. 

  • An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface. 

  • An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth. 

  • The external (supragingival) portion of the tooth, covered by enamel; the crown. 

  • A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals. 

  • A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim. 

  • A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next. 

  • The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms. 

verb
  • To surround with a luminous or crownlike ring like the solar corona. 

dripstone

noun
  • Stalactites and stalagmites collectively. 

  • A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure. 

  • A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone. 

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