Corona — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌbɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/kəɹˈəʊnə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəɹˈəʊnə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌbɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aureole electric glow corposant corona discharge St. Elmo's fire Saint Ulmo's light Saint Elmo's fire Saint Ulmo's fire Saint Elmo's light

Word Forms

coronary

adjective

surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

couronne

la région la plus externe de l'atmosphère du soleil ; visible sous la forme d'un halo blanc lors d'une éclipse solaire

🇵🇹Portuguese

coroa

a região mais externa da atmosfera solar; visível como um halo branco durante um eclipse solar

🇷🇺Russian

корона

самая дальняя область солнечной атмосферы; виден как белый ореол во время солнечного затмения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोरोना

सूर्य के वायुमंडल का सबसे बाहरी क्षेत्र; सूर्य ग्रहण के दौरान सफेद प्रभामंडल के रूप में दिखाई देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

করোনা

সূর্যের বায়ুমণ্ডলের সবচেয়ে বাইরের অঞ্চল; সূর্যগ্রহণের সময় একটি সাদা হ্যালো হিসাবে দৃশ্যমান

🇮🇳Tamil

கரோனா

சூரியனின் வளிமண்டலத்தின் வெளிப்புற பகுதி; சூரிய கிரகணத்தின் போது வெள்ளை ஒளிவட்டமாக தெரியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కరోనా

సూర్యుని వాతావరణం యొక్క వెలుపలి ప్రాంతం; సూర్యగ్రహణం సమయంలో తెల్లటి వలయంగా కనిపిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कोरोना

सूर्याच्या वातावरणाचा सर्वात बाहेरचा प्रदेश; सूर्यग्रहण दरम्यान पांढरे प्रभामंडल म्हणून दृश्यमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોરોના

સૂર્યના વાતાવરણનો સૌથી બાહ્ય વિસ્તાર; સૂર્યગ્રહણ દરમિયાન સફેદ પ્રભામંડળ તરીકે દેખાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರೋನಾ

ಸೂರ್ಯನ ವಾತಾವರಣದ ಹೊರಗಿನ ಪ್ರದೇಶ; ಸೂರ್ಯಗ್ರಹಣದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಳಿಯ ಪ್ರಭಾವಲಯದಂತೆ ಗೋಚರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊറോണ

സൂര്യൻ്റെ അന്തരീക്ഷത്തിൻ്റെ ഏറ്റവും പുറം ഭാഗം; ഒരു സൂര്യഗ്രഹണ സമയത്ത് ഒരു വെളുത്ത പ്രഭാവലയം പോലെ കാണപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਰੋਨਾ

ਸੂਰਜ ਦੇ ਵਾਯੂਮੰਡਲ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਖੇਤਰ; ਸੂਰਜ ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਇੱਕ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਪਰਭਾਗ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کورونا

سورج کے ماحول کا سب سے بیرونی علاقہ؛ سورج گرہن کے دوران سفید ہالہ کے طور پر نظر آتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

电晕

太阳大气层的最外层区域；日食期间可见白色光环

🇯🇵Japanese

コロナ

太陽の大気の最も外側の領域。日食中に白い暈として見える

🇰🇷Korean

코로나

태양 대기의 가장 바깥쪽 지역; 일식 동안 흰색 후광으로 보이는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hào quang

vùng ngoài cùng của bầu khí quyển mặt trời; có thể nhìn thấy dưới dạng quầng sáng trắng khi nhật thực

🇹🇭Thai

โคโรนา

บริเวณชั้นนอกสุดของบรรยากาศดวงอาทิตย์ มองเห็นเป็นรัศมีสีขาวในช่วงสุริยุปราคา

🇮🇩Indonesian

korona

wilayah terluar atmosfer matahari; terlihat sebagai lingkaran cahaya putih saat gerhana matahari

🇲🇾Malay

korona

kawasan terluar atmosfera matahari; kelihatan seperti halo putih semasa gerhana matahari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كورونا

المنطقة الخارجية من الغلاف الجوي للشمس. يمكن رؤيتها على شكل هالة بيضاء أثناء كسوف الشمس

🇮🇷Persian

کرونا

بیرونی ترین ناحیه جو خورشید؛ در هنگام خورشید گرفتگی به صورت یک هاله سفید قابل مشاهده است

🇹🇷Turkish

korona

güneş atmosferinin en dış bölgesi; güneş tutulması sırasında beyaz bir hale olarak görülebilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲטָרָה

האזור החיצוני ביותר של אטמוספירת השמש; נראה כהילה לבנה במהלך ליקוי חמה

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