Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Coronal \Cor"o*nal\ (k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal;
277), a. [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses).
The coronal light during the eclipse is faint.
--Abney.
2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.
The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable
assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon.
--Milton.
3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.
4. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin.
{Coronal suture} (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull
between the parietal and frontal bones; the
fronto-parietal suture.
Source : WordNet®
coronal suture
n : the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the
skull [syn: {sutura coronalis}]