Coronal
Pronunciation: k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal; 277a.
- Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses).
- Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.
- Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.
- (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin. Coronal suture (Anat.),
a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones; the fronto-parietal suture.
n.
- A crown; wreath; garland.
- The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronæ or garlands.