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US/kəˈroʊ.nə/
UK/kəˈrəʊ.nə/
the ring of bright light around the sun, seen clearly during an eclipse
In context
During the eclipse we could see the sun's corona as a white ring.
The corona is much hotter than the surface of the sun.
Scientists study the corona with special telescopes and satellites.
Words that go with corona
noun + noun
- the sun's coronaOnly an eclipse lets us see the sun's corona.
adjective + noun
- solar coronaThe solar corona reaches millions of degrees.
- bright coronaA bright corona surrounded the dark moon.
- outer coronaThe outer corona stretches millions of miles into space.
noun + preposition
- corona of the sunThe corona of the sun is very thin.