The difference between Coronal and Palatoalveolar

When used as adjectives, coronal means relating to a crown or coronation, whereas palatoalveolar means of or pertaining to the palate and alveolus.


Coronal is also noun with the meaning: a crown or coronet.

check bellow for the other definitions of Coronal and Palatoalveolar

  1. Coronal as a noun:

    A crown or coronet.

  2. Coronal as a noun:

    A wreath or garland of flowers.

  3. Coronal as a noun (obsolete):

    A variant of colonel.

  4. Coronal as a noun:

    The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronae or garlands.

    Examples:

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  5. Coronal as a noun (phonetics):

    A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.

  1. Coronal as an adjective:

    relating to a crown or coronation

  2. Coronal as an adjective (astronomy):

    relating to the corona of a star

  3. Coronal as an adjective (botany):

    relating to the corona of a flower

  4. Coronal as an adjective (phonetics):

    relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue

  5. Coronal as an adjective (anatomy):

    Relating to the coronal plane that divides a body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front)

  1. Palatoalveolar as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the palate and alveolus