Corona (disambiguation)

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Corona (Latin: "crown, wreath") is the outer atmosphere of a star. The word may also refer to:

In astronomy and space science:

• Galactic Corona, the outermost region of the Milky Way Galaxy
• Corona Borealis or Corona Australis, constellations
• Corona (satellite), 1959-72 United States reconnaissance satellite program.
• Corona (planetary geology), a large ovoid planetary feature

In biology:

• Corona (snail), a genus of large tropical land snails
• Corona, a crown-like appendage of a plant or animal
  • Corona radiata, a part of the brain
  • Corona radiata (embryology), structures that can appear around an egg cell
  • Corona, a whorl of tepals in plant flowers, e. g. as seen in the genus Narcissus
  • Corona glandis, the rim of the glans penis
• Coronavirus, a crown-shaped animal virus
• Corona, two ciliated anterior lobes of a rotifer

In mathematics:

• a special set in the corona theorem

In other sciences:

• Corona (meteorology), a phenomenon in which coloured rings appear around the Sun or the Moon
• Corona discharge, an electrical discharge around a conductor
• Corona poling, treatment of a material to enhance electro-optic properties
• The last phase of a drop's impact on a liquid surface

In architecture:

• The projecting top part of a cornice
• The Corona, Canterbury Cathedral, the east end of Canterbury cathedral, built to contain the shrine of Thomas Becket

In history:

• Operation Corona, the British World War II military initiative to confuse German nightfighters

In ancient Rome, wreaths or crowns awarded for feats of military bravery, including:

• Mural crown (corona muralis), for first man over the enemy battlements
• Naval crown (corona navalis), for feats in naval combat
• Grass Crown (corona obsidionalis or corona graminea), for breaking a blockade of Roman troops
• Civic Crown (corona civica), for saving the lives of one or more Roman citizens

A product:

• Corona (beer), a Mexican brand of beer
• Corona (soft drink), (British carbonated beverage, no longer produced)
• Toyota Corona, a car
• Corona Typewriter Company, merged into Smith Corona in 1926
• Corona, a type of cigar, with several variations

A place:

• Corona, California
• Corona, New Mexico
• Corona, South Dakota
• Corona, Tennessee, a town west of the Mississippi River
• Corona, Queens, New York City
• Corona de Tucson, Arizona
• Corona del Mar, California
• Estadio Corona, the Mexican football (soccer) stadium
• Corona LRT Station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Corona, a Medieval Latin name variant for Braşov, Romania

A person:

• Fernando Corona, the real name of Mexican music artist Murcof
• Heriberto Jara Corona, the late Mexican revolutionary and politician
• José de Jesús Corona, the Mexican footballer
• Juan Vallejo Corona, the Mexican-American serial murderer
• Victor and Corona, Christian saints and martyrs

In music:

• "Corona" (song), a song by The Minutemen
• Corona (group), the Italian music group best known for hit single "The Rhythm of the Night"
• The Coronas, a rock band from Dublin
• Corona, a group of people at a cantus (Dutch drinking and singing party)

In art, fiction and literature:

• Corona (fictional world), part of R. A. Salvatore's DemonWars novels
• Corona (Spider Riders), an anime heroine
• Corona, a character in the Japanese-only N64 game Doraemon: Nobita to 3-tsu no Seirei Ishi

[edit] See also

• Carona