Corona (from the Latin for 'crown') most commonly refers to: *

Stellar corona A corona ( coronas or coronae) is the outermost layer of a star's atmosphere. It consists of plasma. The Sun's corona lies above the chromosphere and extends millions of kilometres into outer space. It is most easily seen during a total sola ...

, the outer atmosphere of the Sun or another star *

Corona (beer) Corona is a brand of beer produced by Mexican brewery Cervecería Modelo and owned by Belgian company AB InBev. It is the top-selling brand of imported beer in the United States. It is often served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck ...

, a Mexican beer * Corona, informal term for the coronavirus

SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) is a strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), the respiratory illness responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus previously had a No ...

, which causes the

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickl ...

disease and is responsible for the ongoing pandemic Corona may also refer to:

Architecture

* Corona, a part of a

cornice In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ...

* The Corona, Canterbury Cathedral, the east end of Canterbury Cathedral

Businesses and brands

Food and drink

, a Mexican beer brand *

Corona (confectioner) The Alexandria Confectionary & Chocolate Company ( ar, شركة الإسكندرية للحلويات والشوكولاتة ', known as Corona), established under the name of the Royal Chocolate Works of Egypt in 1919 by Tommy Christou, is the ...

, Egypt * Corona (restaurant), in the Netherlands *

Corona (soft drink) Corona was a brand of carbonated soft drink produced by Thomas & Evans Ltd in South Wales, and distributed across the United Kingdom. The firm was created by grocers William Thomas and William Evans when they saw a market for soft drinks cause ...

, a former brand

Technology

* Corona (software), a mobile app creation tool *

Corona Data Systems Corona 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 t ...

, 1980s microcomputer supplier *

Corona Labs Inc. Corona Labs Inc., formerly Ansca Mobile, was a software company based in Palo Alto, California, best known for building a 2D game and app development platform. Its most popular product was the Corona SDK, a cross-platform mobile development fram ...

, an American software company *

Corona Typewriter Company Smith Corona is an American manufacturer of thermal labels, direct thermal labels, and thermal ribbons used in warehouses for primarily barcode labels. Once a large U.S. typewriter and mechanical calculator manufacturer, it expanded aggressively ...

, merged into Smith Corona in 1926 * Corona, a version of Microsoft's

Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generati ...

* Chaos Corona, rendering software

Entertainment, arts and media

Fictional entities

Corona (fictional world) Corona is the name of the fantasy world in which R.A. Salvatore's '' The DemonWars Saga'', ''The Highwayman'' and The Coven series are all set. Geography It can be noted that the world of Corona bears a striking resemblance to Eastern Canada. Majo ...

, in R. A. Salvatore's ''DemonWars'' novels * Corona, a character in the game '' Doraemon: Nobita to Mittsu no Seireiseki'' * Corona, a character in the ''

Spider Riders is 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 (books 2–3). The series was adapted into an anime series, produced by ...

'' novels * Corona, a fictional kingdom in the animated film ''

Tangled ''Tangled'' is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale ''Rapunzel'' in the collection ...

'' * Corona Mountain, the last level in ''

Super Mario Sunshine is a 2002 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the second 3D computer graphics, 3D game in the Super Mario, ''Super Mario'' series, following ''Super Mario 64'' (1996). The game was directed by Yoshiaki Koiz ...

Film

* ''Corona'' (film), a 2020 Canadian thriller drama film * ''La Corona'' (film), a 2008 American short film * ''

Corona Zombies ''Corona Zombies'' is a 2020 American comedy horror film directed by Charles Band, and produced and distributed by Full Moon Features. Inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, the film stars Cody Renee Cameron as Barbie, a woman who finds herself fa ...

'', a 2020 American comedy horror film * ''

1-2-3 Corona ''1-2-3 Corona'' is an East German film directed by Hans Müller. It was released in 1948. Plot In ruined Berlin, several bands of abandoned children roam the streets, engaging in petty crimes. When a circus arrives nearby, the boys are charmed ...

'', a 1948 East German film

Games

Corona (solitaire) Corona is a relatively long and difficult patience or card solitaire using two decks. The object of the game is to move all of the cards to the foundations. Successfully winning the game is considered difficult. Play is much like that in the pop ...

, a card game

Literature

Crown of sonnets A crown of sonnets or sonnet corona is a sequence of sonnets, usually addressed to one person, and/or concerned with a single theme. Each of the sonnets explores one aspect of the theme, and is linked to the preceding and succeeding sonnets by repe ...

, a type of sonnet sequence * ''Corona'' (novel), a ''Star Trek'' novel by Greg Bear * "Corona", a poem by Paul Celan * "Corona", a short story by

Samuel R. Delany Samuel R. "Chip" Delany (, ) (born April 1, 1942), is an American author and literary critic. His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism, and essays (on science fiction, literature, sexuality, and society). His fic ...

Music

Corona (band) Corona is an Italian Eurodance project. Initially as a band originally formed by the Brazilian-born singer and model Olga Maria de Souza and the producer Francesco "Checco" Bontempi (a.k.a. Lee Marrow), it found commercial success with the worl ...

, an Italian music group * Corona, people at a cantus (Dutch drinking and singing party) *

The Coronas The Coronas are an Irish rock band that originated in Dublin. They release their music by their own independent record label, 3ú Records, and are based between Dublin and London. They have released seven studio albums, ''Heroes or Ghosts'' ...

, an Irish rock band * "Corona" (song), by The Minutemen * ''Corona'' (Takemitsu), by Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu * Corona, the circle of clergy or singers who surround the altar, and origin of the term

choir A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which s ...

* ''La corona'' (Gluck), an opera * Corona Capital, music festival

People

Corona (surname) Corona is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Achille Corona (1914–1979), Italian socialist politician, lawyer and journalist *Adriana Corona (born 1980), Mexican triathlete and gold medalist * Alberto Amaro Corona (born 1963), ...

(including a list of people with the name) * Saint Corona, 2nd-century Christian saint * Corona (footballer) (born 1981), Spanish footballer * Corona Rintawan (born 1975), Indonesian physician *

Corona Schröter Corona Elisabeth Wilhelmine Schröter (14 January 1751 – 23 August 1802) was a German musician best known as a singer. She also composed songs, setting texts by Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to music.Grove Early life Sch ...

(1751–1802), German musician, singer and composer

Places

United States

* Corona, Alabama, an unincorporated community *

Corona, California Corona ( Spanish for "Crown") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 157,136, up from 152,374 at the 2010 census. The cities of Norco and Riverside lie to the north and nor ...

, a city * Corona, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Corona, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Corona, New Mexico Corona is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located along U.S. Route 54. The population was 172 at the time of the 2010 census. Description Corona is the closest populated community to a purported UFO crash in 1947, appr ...

, a village *

Corona, Queens Corona is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. It borders Flushing and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the east, Jackson Heights to the west, Forest Hills and Rego Park to the south, Elmhurst to the southwest, and Ea ...

, New York City, New York, a neighborhood *

Corona, South Dakota Corona is a town in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 69 at the 2020 census. History Corona was originally called Prior, and under the latter name was founded ''circa'' 1883. The present name may be a transfer from ...

, a town * Corona, Tennessee, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

* Corona Lodge, Berea, Gauteng, South Africa * Corona Station (pastoral lease), New South Wales, Australia * Corona Theatre School, in London, England *

Estadio Corona The Estadio Corona is a stadium in Torreón, Coahuila, México, and the home stadium of Santos Laguna of Liga MX. History It was completed in 2009, it has a standard capacity of 30,000, with 20,000 for special events. The stadium's total ...

, a stadium in Mexico * La Corona, an ancient Mayan city in Guatemala *

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census ( 2011), Brașov has a po ...

, Romania (Medieval Latin name ''Corona''), a city * Corona, Cuba, a hamlet

Science

Astronomy and space

, the outer atmosphere of a star *

Corona Borealis Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its brightest stars form a s ...

, the Northern Crown constellation * Corona Australis, the Southern Crown constellation * Corona (optical phenomenon), coloured rings around Sun or Moon *

Corona (planetary geology) In planetary geology, a corona (plural: coronae ) 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 The geodynami ...

* CORONA (rocket), a Russian prototype *

Corona (satellite) The CORONA program was a series of American strategic reconnaissance satellites produced and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Directorate of Science & Technology with substantial assistance from the U.S. Air Force. The ...

, a 1959–1972 US satellite series

Biology

* Coronavirus, a group of RNA viruses **

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) is a strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), the respiratory illness responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus previously had a ...

(SARS-CoV-2), a coronavirus responsible for the 2019–present pandemic ***

Coronavirus disease 2019 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...

(COVID-19), the disease caused by the virus ***

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...

, the ongoing global pandemic * ''Corona'' (gastropod), a genus of large tropical land snails * Corona (perianth), in the corolla of some flowering plants * Corona, anterior lobes of a

rotifer The rotifers (, from the Latin , "wheel", and , "bearing"), commonly called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, make up a phylum (Rotifera ) of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals. They were first described by Rev. John H ...

Corona of glans penis The corona of glans penis or penis crown refers to the rounded projecting border that forms at the base of the glans in human males. The corona overhangs a mucosal surface, known as the neck of the penis, which separates the shaft and the glans ...

* Corona ciliaris, a part of the human eye

Mathematics

Corona theorem In 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 . The commutative Banach algebra and Hardy space ''H''∞ consists of the bounded h ...

(or conjecture) in complex analysis *

Corona algebra In mathematics, the multiplier algebra, denoted by ''M''(''A''), of a C*-algebra ''A'' is a unital C*-algebra that is the largest unital C*-algebra that contains ''A'' as an ideal in a "non-degenerate" way. It is the noncommutative generalization ...

(or corona) of a C*-algebra * Corona graph product, a kind of binary operation on two graphs *

Corona set In mathematics, the corona or corona set of a topological space ''X'' is the complement β''X''\''X'' of the space in its Stone–Čech compactification β''X''. A topological space is said to be σ-compact if it is the union of countably ma ...

(or corona), of a topological space

Physics

Corona (fluid dynamics) In fluid mechanics, a splash is a sudden disturbance to the otherwise quiescent free surface of a liquid (usually water). The disturbance is typically caused by a solid object suddenly hitting the surface, although splashes can occur in whic ...

, the last phase of a drop's impact on a liquid surface *

Corona discharge A corona discharge is an electrical discharge caused by the ionization of a fluid such as air surrounding a conductor carrying a high voltage. It represents a local region where the air (or other fluid) has undergone electrical breakdown ...

or corona effect, an electrical discharge around a conductor * Corona poling, treatment of a material to enhance electro-optic properties

Transportation

Automobiles

Toyota Corona The is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota across eleven generations between 1957 and 2001. On launch, the Corona was Toyota's next to highest product in their range, just below the Crown. The Corona was marketed i ...

, a 1957–2001 Japanese compact car

Rail

Corona station (Edmonton) Corona station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath Jasper Avenue between 107 Street and 108 Street. It is the c ...

, a light rail station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada *

Corona station (LIRR) Corona was a station along the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Corona section of Queens, New York City. It was one of two stations built by the Flushing Railroad in Corona, this one having been at Grand Avenue (later ...

, a former railroad station in New York City, New York, US *

IRT Flushing Line The IRT Flushing Line is a rapid transit route of the New York City Subway system, named for its eastern terminal in Flushing, Queens. It is operated as part of the A Division. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), a private operator, ...

, a New York City Subway line, formerly called the Corona Line

Watercraft

* French frigate ''Corona'' (1807) * MS ''Svea Corona'', a former car–passenger ferry * SS ''Corona'', a Finnish cargo ship 1922−1960 * USS ''Corona'' (SP-813), a yacht used by the US Navy in WWI

Other uses

* Corona (typeface), a font *

Operation Corona Operation Corona was a Royal Air Force (RAF) initiative to confuse German nightfighter defences during RAF bomber raids on German cities during World War II. The RAF used both native speakers and people who could speak German to a standar ...

, a British WWII operation * Corona, a type of cigar