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 solar ...

, the outer atmosphere of the Sun or another star * Corona (beer), a Mexican beer * Corona, informal term for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the COVID-19 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

* Corona (beer), 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) __NOTOC__ Restaurant ''Les Saison'', part of Hotel Corona, is a defunct restaurant in The Hague, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1988 and retained that rating until 1992. In the time of the Miche ...

, in the Netherlands * Corona (soft drink), a former brand

Technology

Corona (software) Solar2D (formerly Corona SDK) is a free and open-source, cross-platform software development kit originally developed by Corona Labs Inc. and now maintained by Vlad Shcherban. Released in late 2009, it allows software programmers to build 2D mob ...

, 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 *

Chaos Corona Chaos Corona is a computer-generated imagery 3D rendering software, developed by Chaos Group. It was created by Ondrej Karlík as a student project in 2009 and was developed by a Prague-based company Render Legion under the name ''Corona Rende ...

, 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 Be ...

'' novels * Corona, a fictional kingdom in the animated film '' Tangled'' * Corona Mountain, the last level in '' Super Mario Sunshine''

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 ''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), a card game

Literature

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

Paul Celan Paul Celan (; ; 23 November 1920 – c. 20 April 1970) was a Romanian-born German-language poet and translator. He was born as Paul Antschel to a Jewish family in Cernăuți (German: Czernowitz), in the then Kingdom of Romania (now Chernivtsi, U ...

* "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 ...

Music

* Corona (band), 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 * ''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) Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán (born 12 February 1981), known as Corona, is a Spanish football executive and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current director of football of Valencia CF. After starting out at Real Madr ...

(born 1981), Spanish footballer *

Corona Rintawan Corona Rintawan (born 1 January 1975) is an Indonesian physician specializing in emergency medicine. Active in the field since 2003, he has led the NGO Muhammadiyah's medical response team in multiple disasters, most recently the COVID-19 pandem ...

(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 Schr ...

(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 north ...

, a city *

Corona, Minnesota Corona is an unincorporated community in Carlton County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, ...

, an unincorporated community *

Corona, Missouri Corona is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with T ...

, an unincorporated community * Corona, New Mexico, a village * Corona, Queens, 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 C ...

, a town *

Corona, Tennessee Corona is an unincorporated community in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. Due to topographic changes caused by the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes, part of what is now Tipton County was cut off the state of Tennessee by a change in the ...

, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

Corona Lodge Corona Lodge was constructed as a Masonic Society Lodge in 1902. It is situated on stand 62 (1494) on O’Reilly Road in the Berea district of Johannesburg. Corona Lodge is one of the few remaining original buildings in this part of the city. The ...

, Berea, Gauteng, South Africa *

Corona Station (pastoral lease) Corona Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in the outback of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated about north of Broken Hill and west of White Cliffs. Corona is one of the four original stations in the Barr ...

, 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 cost ...

, a stadium in Mexico * La Corona, an ancient Mayan city in Guatemala * Brașov, Romania (Medieval Latin name ''Corona''), a city * Corona, Cuba, a hamlet

Science

Astronomy and space

, the outer atmosphere of a star * Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown constellation * Corona Australis, the Southern Crown constellation * Corona (optical phenomenon), coloured rings around Sun or Moon * Corona (planetary geology) *

CORONA (rocket) CORONA is a single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle capable of performing vertical takeoff and landing. It was developed by OAO GRTs Makeyev from 1992 to 2012. However, the development was declined due to lack of funding. In 2016, the company anno ...

, 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 CORO ...

, a 1959–1972 US satellite series

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 com ...

, 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 No ...

(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 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 * 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 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), 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, 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, a British WWII operation * Corona, a type of

cigar A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco leaves made to be smoked. Cigars are produced in a variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made of three distinct components: the filler, the binder l ...