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

Stellar corona In astronomy, a corona (: coronas or coronae) is the outermost layer of a star's Stellar atmosphere, atmosphere. It is a hot but relatively luminosity, dim region of Plasma (physics), plasma populated by intermittent coronal structures such as so ...

, the outer atmosphere of the Sun or another star * Corona (beer), a Mexican beer * Corona, informal term for the coronavirus or disease responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic: **

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

, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 **

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

, coronavirus disease 2019 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 (decorative), moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, ar ...

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

Businesses and brands

Food and drink

* Corona (beer), a Mexican beer brand * 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 caused ...

, 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., an American software company * Corona Typewriter Company, 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 Xbox (console), original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox#Consoles, Xbox series. It was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detail ...

* 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. M ...

, 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 ''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 se ...

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

Tangled ''Tangled'' is a 2010 American animated musical film, musical Adventure film, 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 th ...

'' * 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 Ko ...

Film

* ''Corona'' (film), a 2020 Canadian thriller drama film * ''La Corona'' (film), a 2008 American short film * '' Corona Zombies'', a 2020 American comedy horror film * '' 1-2-3 Corona'', a 1948 East German film

Games

* Corona (solitaire), 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 re ...

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

Paul Celan Paul Celan (; ; born Paul Antschel; 23 November 1920 – c. 20 April 1970) was a German-speaking Romanian poet, Holocaust survivor, and literary translation, literary translator. He adopted his pen name (an anagram of the Romanian spelling Ancel ...

* "Corona", a short story by

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

Music

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

, an Italian music group * Corona, people at a

cantus A cantus (Latin for "singing", derived from ''cantare'') is an activity organised by Belgian, Dutch, German, French, and Baltic fraternities. A cantus mainly involves singing traditional songs and drinking beer. It is governed by strict trad ...

(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 (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...

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

People

* Corona (surname) (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 (1751–1802), German musician, singer and composer

Places

United States

* Corona, Alabama, an unincorporated community *

Corona, California Corona (Spanish language, Spanish for "Crown") is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States, directly bordering Orange County, California, Orange and San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino counties. Its curre ...

, a city * Corona, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Corona, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Corona, New Mexico, a village *

Corona, Queens Corona is a neighborhood in the Borough (New York City), borough of Queens in New York City. It borders Flushing, Queens, Flushing and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park to the east, Jackson Heights, Queens, Jackson Heights to the west, Forest Hill ...

, New York City, New York, a neighborhood * Corona, South Dakota, 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 Corona Theatre School (formerly Corona Academy) was founded in 1950 as a performing arts academy in west London. After the retirement of its owner, Rona Knight, it reopened as Ravenscourt Theatre School in 1989. History Corona Academy Rona ...

, in London, England *

Estadio Corona The Estadio Corona is a stadium in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, 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 cost ...

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

Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...

, 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 sem ...

, the Northern Crown constellation * Corona Australis, the Southern Crown constellation *

Corona (optical phenomenon) In meteorology, a corona (plural ''coronae'') is an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of sunlight or moonlight (or, occasionally, bright starlight or planetlight) by individual small water droplets and sometimes tiny ice crysta ...

, 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), a 1959–1972 US satellite series * CORONAS programme, a Russian Solar observation programme

Biology

Coronavirus Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the comm ...

, 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, the respiratory illness responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus previously had the Novel coronavirus, provisional nam ...

(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 the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include f ...

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

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, 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 Latin 'wheel' and 'bearing'), sometimes called wheel animals or wheel animalcules, make up a phylum (Rotifera ) of microscopic and near-microscopic Coelom#Pseudocoelomates, pseudocoelomate animals. They were first describ ...

Corona of glans penis The corona of glans penis (or, directly from the Latin, the corona glandis penis) or penis crown refers to the rounded projecting border or flare that forms at the base of the glans in human males. The corona overhangs a mucosal surface, known ...

* Corona ciliaris, a part of the human eye

Mathematics

* Corona theorem (or conjecture) in complex analysis * Corona algebra (or corona) of a C*-algebra * Corona graph product, a kind of binary operation on two graphs * Corona set (or corona), of a topological space

Physics

* Corona (fluid dynamics), 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 (material), conductor carrying a high voltage. It represents a local region where the air (or other fluid) has undergone ...

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

Transportation

Automobiles

* Toyota Corona, a 1957–2001 Japanese compact car

Rail

Corona station (Edmonton) Corona station is an Edmonton LRT 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 closest station t ...

, a light rail station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Corona station (LIRR), a former railroad station in New York City, New York, US * IRT Flushing Line, 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 standard wher ...

, a British WWII operation * Corona, a type of

cigar A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and Fermentation, fermented tobacco leaves made to be Tobacco smoking, smoked. Cigars are produced in a variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made of three distinct comp ...