Corona (disambiguation)

A corona is the outer atmosphere of a star.

Corona may also refer to:

Astronomy and space science

• Corona (planetary geology), a large ovoid planetary feature
• Corona (satellite), a 1959–72 United States reconnaissance satellite program

Biology

• Corona (genus), a genus of large tropical land snails
• Corona, in plant flowers, an additional structure between the petals and the stamens
• Corona, two ciliated anterior lobes of a rotifer
• Corona glandis, the circumference of the base of the glans of the penis

Mathematics

• Corona theorem (or corona conjecture) about the corona of the unit disk in complex analysis
• Corona algebra (or corona) of a C*-algebra
• Corona set (or corona) of a topological space

Other sciences

• Corona (meteorology), a phenomenon in which coloured rings appear around the Sun or the Moon
• Corona discharge or corona effect, an electrical discharge around a conductor
• Corona poling, treatment of a material to enhance electro-optic properties
• The last phase of a drop's impact on a liquid surface

Architecture

• The part of a cornice that has a vertical face and horizontal soffit
• The Corona, Canterbury Cathedral, the east end of Canterbury Cathedral, built to contain the shrine of Thomas Becket

Products

• Corona (beer), a Mexican beer
• Corona (soft drink), a brand of carbonated beverage available in the United Kingdom
• Corona (software development kit), a mobile app creation tool released by Ansca Mobile
• Toyota Corona, an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota between 1957 and 2002
• Corona Data Systems, a supplier of IBM PC compatible computers in the 1980s
• Corona Typewriter Company, merged into Smith Corona in 1926
• Corona, a type of cigar, with several variations
• Corona, the original code name for the Sun Ray thin client workstation

Places

• Corona, California, United States
• Corona, New Mexico, United States
• Corona, South Dakota, United States
• Corona, Tennessee, United States
• Corona, Queens, New York City, United States
• Corona de Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Corona del Mar, California, United States
• Estadio Corona, a Mexican stadium
• Corona (ETS), a light rail station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Corona, a Medieval Latin name variant for Braşov, Romania

People

• Fernando Corona (born 1970), real name of Mexican music artist Murcof
• Heriberto Jara Corona (1879–1968), Mexican revolutionary and politician
• Isabela Corona (1913–1993), Mexican actress
• José de Jesús Corona (born 1981), Mexican footballer
• Juan Corona (born 1934), Mexican-American serial killer
• Victor and Corona (died c. 170), Christian saints and martyrs

Music

• "Corona" (song), by The Minutemen
• Corona (group), Italian music group best known for hit single "The Rhythm of the Night"
• The Coronas, a rock band from Dublin
• Corona, a group of people at a cantus (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 Celan
• Corona (fictional world), part of R. A. Salvatore's DemonWars novels
• Corona, a character in the Spider Riders novels
• Corona, a character in the Japanese-only N64 game Doraemon: Nobita to 3-tsu no Seirei Ishi
• Corona (novel), a Star Trek novel by Greg Bear
• Corona, a short story by Samuel R. Delany
• Corona Theatre School, a stage school in London

Ships

• USS Corona (SP-813)
• SS Corona

See also

• Carona (disambiguation)
• Coroana (disambiguation)
• Korona (disambiguation)
• Krona (disambiguation)
• Koruna (disambiguation)

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