Corona
noun
The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere, visible during an eclipse.
During a total solar eclipse, we can see the sun's corona with the naked eye.
Often appears as...
- solar corona
- corona visibility
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Technical
noun
A name used for the virus that caused a global pandemic in 2020 (also known as COVID-19).
Many people worldwide got infected with the corona virus.
Often appears as...
- corona virus
- corona pandemic
noun
The circle of light around the sun or moon, created by the bending of light in the atmosphere.
I managed to capture a great photo of the moon's corona last night.
Often appears as...
- lunar corona
- light corona
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noun
A brand of beer originally from Mexico.
Let's grab a few bottles of Corona for the barbecue.
Often appears as...
- corona beer
- bottle of corona
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Colloquial
noun
A circle of light or an aura seen in religious artwork, usually around a person's head.
The saint was portrayed with a corona around her head in the painting.
Often appears as...
- divine corona
- saint's corona
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Formal
noun
The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere, visible during an eclipse.
During a total solar eclipse, we can see the sun's corona with the naked eye.
Often appears as...
- solar corona
- corona visibility
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A name used for the virus that caused a global pandemic in 2020 (also known as COVID-19).
Many people worldwide got infected with the corona virus.
Often appears as...
- corona virus
- corona pandemic
noun
The circle of light around the sun or moon, created by the bending of light in the atmosphere.
I managed to capture a great photo of the moon's corona last night.
Often appears as...
- lunar corona
- light corona
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A brand of beer originally from Mexico.
Let's grab a few bottles of Corona for the barbecue.
Often appears as...
- corona beer
- bottle of corona
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A circle of light or an aura seen in religious artwork, usually around a person's head.
The saint was portrayed with a corona around her head in the painting.
Often appears as...
- divine corona
- saint's corona
Usage tips
Formal
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Pro Tip 1/2Eclipse View
Often mentioned when discussing solar eclipses and their phenomena.
Observatories offered guidance on safely viewing the corona during the eclipse.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Visible
The sun's corona is only visible from Earth during a total solar eclipse.
Scientists study the corona's shape when it becomes visible.
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and one of the things that people tried to do was say the way these coronaviruses work is they have a spike on them. They're called "corona" because they look like the sun. That spike is where it attaches to a certain receptor in people's lungs. And so somebody said, well, maybe we can begin to look at those spikes and see if they're similar to the human receptors
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The real story behind...
This sounds a lot like another story involving Archimedes and a bathtub, and it's possible that's because they're actually the same story, twisted by the vagaries of history. The classical story of Archimedes' Eureka! and subsequent streak through the streets centers around a crown, or corona in Latin.
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this case we have the moon to do it for us so you can see learn things about the corona and why it's a million times hotter than the sun's surface we still don't know the answer to that question we constantly see the outer corona by satellites but not the inner ones so that's why it's also important to
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An optimistic look at...
people of my age that's great well you know I'd love to talk a little bit about your work and how it's connected to this moment and thinking about education for girls you know communities around the world have been devastated by the corona virus pandemic in so many different ways
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Watch the Total Solar...
we have guests and probably it's their first total solar eclipse so I'm going to capture those emotions as well as close-up of Eclipse as I said you know there's streamers coming out of the solar corona are better visible from our office here but my main aim would be to
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
that is done for years in many places so there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to vote in person or otherwise there is a lot of concern about this fall in this winter whether we're going to see an uptick again in the corona virus the novel coronavirus
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A blueprint for...
must be sufficient to eliminate racial wealth differentials within the course of a decade like to add finally that the corona virus epidemic only further dramatizes the case for reparations we've observed excess mortality on the
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You owe it to yourself...
The sun burst out, the blue sky returned, the stars and the planets and the corona were gone. The world returned to normal. But I had changed. And that's how I became an umbraphile -- an eclipse chaser.
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Helium 101 PIPE National...
Astronomers observed a yellow light in the sun's corona and couldn't explain it with any known elements at the time. Their observations turned out to be the first sightings
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Sun 101 PIPE National...
Helped it to become the heart of our solar system The Sun can be divided into six layers or regions the corona the chromosphere the photosphere
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The quest for the...
and one of the things that people tried to do was say the way these coronaviruses work is they have a spike on them. They're called "corona" because they look like the sun. That spike is where it attaches to a certain receptor in people's lungs. And so somebody said, well, maybe we can begin to look at those spikes and see if they're similar to the human receptors
Video examples
The real story behind...
This sounds a lot like another story involving Archimedes and a bathtub, and it's possible that's because they're actually the same story, twisted by the vagaries of history. The classical story of Archimedes' Eureka! and subsequent streak through the streets centers around a crown, or corona in Latin.
Video examples
Q&A with Experts About...
this case we have the moon to do it for us so you can see learn things about the corona and why it's a million times hotter than the sun's surface we still don't know the answer to that question we constantly see the outer corona by satellites but not the inner ones so that's why it's also important to
Video examples
An optimistic look at...
people of my age that's great well you know I'd love to talk a little bit about your work and how it's connected to this moment and thinking about education for girls you know communities around the world have been devastated by the corona virus pandemic in so many different ways
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
we have guests and probably it's their first total solar eclipse so I'm going to capture those emotions as well as close-up of Eclipse as I said you know there's streamers coming out of the solar corona are better visible from our office here but my main aim would be to
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
that is done for years in many places so there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to vote in person or otherwise there is a lot of concern about this fall in this winter whether we're going to see an uptick again in the corona virus the novel coronavirus
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A blueprint for...
must be sufficient to eliminate racial wealth differentials within the course of a decade like to add finally that the corona virus epidemic only further dramatizes the case for reparations we've observed excess mortality on the
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You owe it to yourself...
The sun burst out, the blue sky returned, the stars and the planets and the corona were gone. The world returned to normal. But I had changed. And that's how I became an umbraphile -- an eclipse chaser.
Video examples
Helium 101 PIPE National...
Astronomers observed a yellow light in the sun's corona and couldn't explain it with any known elements at the time. Their observations turned out to be the first sightings
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Sun 101 PIPE National...
Helped it to become the heart of our solar system The Sun can be divided into six layers or regions the corona the chromosphere the photosphere
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Sofia Helin
Swedish Actress
I was embarrassed this spring when corona came. Everything in life had been so fast and seemed so important and then I realised the kind of stress that I allowed myself to be under, and I was embarrassed.
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Troy Deeney
English Footballer
I saw some comments in regards to my son, people saying: 'I hope your son gets corona.' That's the hard part for me. If you respond to that, people then go: 'Ah, we've got him' and they keep doing it.
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Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
My hope is that the corona crisis will help bring us into a new age of cooperation and solidarity and a realization that we're in this together.
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Carlos Alvarez
Corona Light has had very faithful stewardship from us from the very beginning in 1989.
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Sofia Helin
Swedish Actress
I was embarrassed this spring when corona came. Everything in life had been so fast and seemed so important and then I realised the kind of stress that I allowed myself to be under, and I was embarrassed.
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Troy Deeney
English Footballer
I saw some comments in regards to my son, people saying: 'I hope your son gets corona.' That's the hard part for me. If you respond to that, people then go: 'Ah, we've got him' and they keep doing it.
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Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
My hope is that the corona crisis will help bring us into a new age of cooperation and solidarity and a realization that we're in this together.
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Carlos Alvarez
Corona Light has had very faithful stewardship from us from the very beginning in 1989.
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