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corona

/kəˈrəʊnə/noun

उच्चारण करोन

किरीट, प्रभामंडल, कोरोना

Advanced word

nouncoronae or coronas
  1. 1

    [C] technical

    a ring of light seen around the sun or moon, especially the outer layer of the sun seen during a total eclipse

    किरीट, प्रभामंडल, कोरोना

    • During the total eclipse, the sun's corona was clearly visible.

    Synonyms halo aureole ring

  2. 2

    [U] informal

    coronavirus, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic

    कोरोना (वायरस)

    • Schools were closed for months during corona.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

halo aureole ring

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin corona, meaning 'crown', which is why the virus was named after the crown-like spikes on its surface.

यह शब्द Latin corona से आया है, जिसका अर्थ है 'मुकुट', और इसीलिए इस वायरस का नाम उसकी सतह पर बने मुकुट जैसे काँटों के कारण रखा गया।