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Coromandel Peninsula
Corona
corona
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
corona discharge
coronach
Coronado
coronagraph
coronal suture
coronary
coronary artery
coronary bypass
coronary syndrome
coronary thrombosis
coronary vein
coronation
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coronagraph

co·ro·na·graph [ kə rṓnə gràf ] (plural co·ro·na·graphs) or co·ro·no·graph [ kə rṓnə gràf ] (plural co·ro·no·graphs)


noun 
Definition:
 
telescope for seeing Sun's corona: a telescope that masks the bright disk of the Sun so that the Sun's corona can be studied

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