Corona Borealis

noun

Corona Bo·​re·​al·​is -ˌbȯr-ē-ˈa-ləs How to pronounce Corona Borealis (audio)
: a northern constellation between Hercules and Boötes

Examples of Corona Borealis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The outburst will be visible in the constellation Corona Borealis and will be as bright as the North Star for about a week before fading, according to Space.com. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024 However, with just a touch of imagination, Corona Borealis reveals its beauty, a crown or a tiara, a celestial adornment fit for a beauty queen like Miss America. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024 The bright blast will appear in the constellation Corona Borealis, a small, semicircular arc between the constellations Hercules and Boötes. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024 The constellation Corona Borealis appears as a small arc near Bootes and Hercules. Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024 The expected brightening event, known as a nova, will occur in the Milky Way’s Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown constellation, which is located between the Boötes and Hercules constellations. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024 Since then the new long-period comet has brightened substantially and is now sweeping across the northern constellation Corona Borealis in predawn skies. Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023 Historians now believe Hipparchus wrote the page-long text, which plots the coordinates of the stars that make up the Corona Borealis constellation. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2022 As this video progresses, the vantage point sweeps through 20 degrees towards the constellations Bootes and Corona Borealis. Ramin Skibba, Wired, 13 Jan. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin Corōna Boreālis (genitive Corōnae Boreālis), literally, "northern crown"

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Corona Borealis was in 1615

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“Corona Borealis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Corona%20Borealis. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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