The difference between Coronal and Palatal
When used as nouns, coronal means a crown or coronet, whereas palatal means a palatal consonant.
When used as adjectives, coronal means relating to a crown or coronation, whereas palatal means pertaining to the palate.
check bellow for the other definitions of Coronal and Palatal
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Coronal as a noun:
A crown or coronet.
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Coronal as a noun:
A wreath or garland of flowers.
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Coronal as a noun (obsolete):
A variant of colonel.
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Coronal as a noun:
The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.
Examples:
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Coronal as a noun (phonetics):
A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.
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Coronal as an adjective:
relating to a crown or coronation
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Coronal as an adjective (astronomy):
relating to the corona of a star
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Coronal as an adjective (botany):
relating to the corona of a flower
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Coronal as an adjective (phonetics):
relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue
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Coronal as an adjective (anatomy):
Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front)
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Palatal as an adjective (anatomy):
Pertaining to the palate.
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Palatal as an adjective (dentistry, not comparable):
Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
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Palatal as an adjective (phonetics):
Articulated at the hard palate.
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Palatal as a noun (phonetics):
A palatal consonant.