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[syn: coronal suture, sutura coronalis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coronal \Cor"o*nal\ (k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal;
277), a. [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses).
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The coronal light during the eclipse is faint.
--Abney.
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2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.
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The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable
assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon.
--Milton.
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3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.
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4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin.
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Coronal suture (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull
between the parietal and frontal bones; the
fronto-parietal suture.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
coronal suture
n 1: the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the
skull [syn: coronal suture, sutura coronalis]