Corona (disambiguation)
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A corona
is the outer atmosphere of a star.
Corona may also refer to:
Corona
A corona is a type of plasma "atmosphere" of the Sun or other celestial body, extending millions of kilometers into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also observable in a coronagraph...
is the outer atmosphere of a star.
Corona may also refer to:
Astronomy and space science
- Corona (planetary geology)Corona (planetary geology)In planetary geology, a corona is an oval-shaped feature. Coronae appear on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda and may be formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.-Coronae on Venus:...
, a large ovoid planetary feature - Corona (satellite)Corona (satellite)The Corona program was a series of American strategic reconnaissance satellites produced and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science & Technology with substantial assistance from the U.S. Air Force...
, a 1959–72 United States reconnaissance satellite program
Biology
- Corona (genus), a genus of large tropical land snails flowerFlowerA flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s, an additional structure between the petals and the stamens - Corona, two ciliated anterior lobes of a rotiferRotiferThe rotifers make up a phylum of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals. They were first described by Rev. John Harris in 1696, and other forms were described by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1703...
- Corona glandis, the circumference of the base of the glans of the penis
Mathematics
- Corona theoremCorona theoremIn mathematics, the corona theorem is a result about the spectrum of the bounded holomorphic functions on the open unit disc, conjectured by and proved by ....
(or corona conjecture) about the corona of the unit disk in complex analysis - Corona algebra (or corona) of a C*-algebra
- Corona setCorona setIn mathematics, the corona or corona set of a topological space X is the complement βX\X of the space in its Stone–Čech compactification βX....
(or corona) of a topological space
Other sciences
- Corona (meteorology)Corona (meteorology)In meteorology, a corona is produced by the diffraction of light from either the Sun or the Moon by individual small water droplets of a cloud....
, a phenomenon in which coloured rings appear around the Sun or the Moon - Corona dischargeCorona dischargeIn electricity, a corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of a fluid surrounding a conductor that is electrically energized...
or corona effect, an electrical discharge around a conductor - Corona polingCorona polingCorona discharge is a partial breakdown of air, usually at atmospheric pressure, and is initiated by a discharge in an inhomogeneous electric field . Corona discharge has been used to pole films of electro-optic materials to enhance their electro-optic properties. Although corona poling can be...
, treatment of a material to enhance electro-optic properties - The last phase of a dropDrop (liquid)A drop or droplet is a small column of liquid, bounded completely or almost completely by free surfaces. A drop may form when liquid accumulates at the lower end of a tube or other surface boundary, producing a hanging drop called a pendant drop...
's impact on a liquid surface
Architecture
- The part of a corniceCorniceCornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...
that has a vertical face and horizontal soffit - The Corona, Canterbury CathedralThe Corona, Canterbury CathedralThe Corona is the east end of Canterbury Cathedral, named after the severed crown of Thomas Becket , whose shrine it was built to contain....
, the east end of Canterbury Cathedral, built to contain the shrine of Thomas Becket
Products
- Corona (beer)Corona (beer)Corona Extra, better known as Corona and labeled as Coronita in Spain, is a brand of pale lager owned and produced by Cerveceria Modelo at a number of breweries in Mexico. It is one of the best-selling beers in Mexico and is one of the top-selling beers worldwide...
, a Mexican beer - Corona (soft drink)Corona (soft drink)Corona was a brand of carbonated beverage available in the United Kingdom and produced by Corona Soft Drinks. The firm was created by Rhondda grocers William Thomas and William Evans when they saw a market for soft drinks caused by the growing influence of the temperance movement in South Wales...
, a brand of carbonated beverage available in the United Kingdom - Corona (software development kit)Corona (software development kit)Corona SDK is a software development kit created by Walter Luh, co-founder of Ansca Mobile. It allows software programmers to build mobile applications for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices....
, a mobile app creation tool released by Ansca Mobile - Toyota CoronaToyota CoronaThe Toyota Corona is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota between 1957 and 2002. Traditionally, the competitor from Nissan was the Nissan Bluebird. The word Corona is Latin for "crown"...
, an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota between 1957 and 2002 - Corona Data SystemsCorona Data SystemsCorona Data Systems, later renamed Cordata, was an American personal computer company. It was one of the earliest IBM PC compatible computer system companies. Manufacturing was primarily done by Daewoo of Korea, which became a major investor in the company and ultimately the owner...
, a supplier of IBM PC compatible computers in the 1980s - Corona Typewriter Company, merged into Smith CoronaSmith CoronaSmith Corona or the SCM Corporation is a US typewriter and calculator company. Once a large U.S. manufacturer, the company experienced sales declines in typewriters in the mid-1980s due to the introduction of PC-based word processing...
in 1926 - Corona, a type of cigar, with several variations
- Corona, the original code name for the Sun RaySun RayThe Sun Ray from Oracle is a stateless thin client solution aimed at corporate environments, originally introduced by Sun Microsystems in September 1999...
thin client workstation
Places
- Corona, CaliforniaCorona, CaliforniaCorona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
, United States - Corona, New MexicoCorona, New MexicoCorona is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located on U.S. Route 54. The population was 165 at the 2000 census.Corona is the closest habitation to a purported UFO crash in 1947 about 30 miles to the southeast...
, United States - Corona, South DakotaCorona, South DakotaCorona is a town in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 109 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Corona is located at ....
, United States - Corona, TennesseeCorona, TennesseeCorona is an unincorporated community in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States.Due to topographic changes caused by the New Madrid earthquakes in 1811 and 1812, part of what is now Tipton County was cut off the state of Tennessee by a change in the course of the Mississippi River...
, United States - Corona, QueensCorona, QueensCorona is a densely-populated neighborhood in the former Township of Newtown in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States...
, New York City, United States - Corona de Tucson, ArizonaCorona de Tucson, ArizonaCorona de Tucson is a census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,675 at the 2010 census, an increase of 598% from the 2000 population of 813.Corona de Tucson is in the Vail, Arizona 85641 ZIP code area....
, United States - Corona del Mar, California, United States
- Estadio CoronaEstadio CoronaThe Estadio Corona was one of the smallest football stadiums in Mexico having only capacity for 20,100 seats. It was located in the city of Torreón, Coahuila. This sport facility was used mostly for football games and was the home of the club Santos Laguna...
, a Mexican stadium - Corona (ETS)Corona (ETS)Corona Station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit Station operated by Edmonton Transit System in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the downtown core beneath Jasper Avenue between 107 Street and 108 Street....
, a light rail station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Corona, a Medieval Latin name variant for BraşovBrasovBrașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
, Romania
People
- Fernando Corona (born 1970), real name of Mexican music artist MurcofMurcofMurcof is the performing and recording name of Mexican electronica artist Fernando Corona.Corona was born in 1970 in Tijuana, Mexico and raised in Ensenada. He was for a time a member of the Tijuana-based Nortec Collective of electronic musicians under the Terrestre project name...
- Heriberto Jara CoronaHeriberto Jara CoronaGeneral Heriberto Jara Corona was a Mexican revolutionary and politician who served as Governor of Veracruz.Heriberto Jara was born in the town of Nogales, in the state of Veracruz, to Emilio Jara Andrade and María del Carmen Corona...
(1879–1968), Mexican revolutionary and politician - Isabela CoronaIsabela Corona-Biography:Isabela Corona was born as Refugio Pérez Frías in El Chante jalisco, a municipio of Autlán de Navarro. In her early years she moved to Mexico City, where she started her career on stage of the teatro Ideal as a teenager in 1926...
(1913–1993), Mexican actress - José de Jesús CoronaJosé de Jesús CoronaJosé de Jesús Corona Rodriguez, is a Mexican football goalkeeper who currently plays for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México.-Club career:...
(born 1981), Mexican footballer - Juan CoronaJuan CoronaJuan Vallejo Corona is a Mexican-born serial killer in the United States.He was convicted of the 1971 murders of 25 itinerant laborers; men who had been found buried in shallow graves in the orchards of fruit ranches in Sutter County, California, along the Feather River north of Yuba City, where...
(born 1934), Mexican-American serial killer - Victor and CoronaVictor and CoronaSaints Victor and Corona are two Christian martyrs. Most sources state that they were killed in Syria during the reign of Marcus Aurelius . However, various hagiographical texts disagree about the site of their martyrdom, with some stating that it was Damascus, while Coptic sources state that it...
(died c. 170), Christian saints and martyrs
Music
- "Corona" (song)Corona (song)"Corona" is a song by American punk/alternative trio Minutemen from the album Double Nickels on the Dime, which was composed by the band's lead singer and guitarist D. Boon....
, by The Minutemen - Corona (group), Italian music group best known for hit single "The Rhythm of the Night"
- The CoronasThe CoronasThe Coronas are an Irish rock and indie band. They have released three studio albums, Heroes or Ghosts , Tony Was An Ex-Con and "Closer to You"...
, a rock band from Dublin - Corona, a group of people at a cantusCantusA cantus , is an activity organised by Belgian, Dutch, French, Baltic and Afrikaans student organisations and fraternities. A cantus mainly involves singing traditional songs and drinking beer. It is governed by strict traditional rules...
(Dutch drinking and singing party) - The corona, the circle of clergy or singers who surround the altar, origin of the term choir
Art, fiction, and literature
- "Corona", a poem by Paul CelanPaul CelanPaul Celan was a poet and translator...
- Corona (fictional world)Corona (fictional world)Corona is the name of the fantasy world in which R.A. Salvatore's The DemonWars Saga and The Highwayman are set.-Geography:It can be noted that the world of Corona bears a striking resemblance to Eastern Canada. Major rivers as well as landmasses are shown...
, part of R. A. Salvatore's DemonWars novels - Corona, a character in the Spider RidersSpider Ridersis a series of science fiction novels first published in December 2004, published by Newmarket Press written by Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron-Anasti and Stephen D. Sullivan . The stories became the basis of the animated television series produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment of Canada and Bee Train of...
novels - Corona, a character in the Japanese-only N64 game Doraemon: Nobita to 3-tsu no Seirei IshiDoraemon: Nobita to 3-tsu no Seirei Ishiis an 3D platform action game for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1997. The game is based on the Japanese manga Doraemon and has 2 Nintendo 64 sequels, Doraemon 2: Nobita to Hikari no Shinden and Doraemon 3: Nobita no Machi SOS!, all only released in Japan.-Story:Long ago the...
- Corona (novel)Corona (novel)Corona is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by Greg Bear.-Plot:A sentient force of protostars, called 'Corona', endangers a team of Vulcan scientists. Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise arrive, their onboard situation complicated by a female reporter and a new computer system that can...
, a Star Trek novel by Greg Bear - Corona, a short story by Samuel R. DelanySamuel R. DelanySamuel Ray Delany, Jr., also known as "Chip" is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes a number of novels, many in the science fiction genre, as well as memoir, criticism, and essays on sexuality and society.His science fiction novels include Babel-17, The Einstein...
- Corona Theatre SchoolCorona Theatre SchoolCorona Stage Academy was a successful British drama school founded by Rona Knight in the mid 1940s. The school started in Chiswick before later moving to 16 Ravenscourt Avenue, Hammersmith in 1955. The school produced many top names of the British stage and screen, but it closed in 1989 following...
, a stage school in London
See also
- Carona (disambiguation)
- Coroana (disambiguation)
- Korona (disambiguation)
- Krona (disambiguation)
- Koruna (disambiguation)