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The term crown can refer, in this encyclopedia:

Representative headdresses

to the crown, ornament of the head considered at all times as distinctive of the real or nobility authority, and in some of its forms, as a prize or decoration due to very singular merits;
to the crownHeraldic representation of the crowns;
to the Astral crowndistinction awarded in the field of military aviation to the likeness of the military and naval crowns;
to the military crowna distinction awarded to the combatant who managed to penetrate the enemy camp in the first place;
to the heavenly crowninsignia or tocado contained in some Catholic representations of the Virgin Mary and also used as a heraldic element;
to the Civilian crown or civic crown, a distinction given in ancient Rome to the citizen who saved life to another in some battle;
to the crown condalinsignia or tocado del título de conde;
to the Baron crowninsignia or tocado de este título nobiliario;
to the crown of flowers, touch created with flowers and branches shaped like aro;
to the crown of hidalgoinsignia or tocado used by members of this old station;
to the Iron Crown, old crown, used from the High Middle Ages to the nineteenth century for the crowning of the king of Italy;
to the Infantinsignia or tocado de este título;
to the crown of marquisinsignia or tocado de este título nobiliario;
to the crown of lordinsignia or tocado de este título nobiliario;
to the crown of vicendeinsignia or tocado de este título nobiliario;
to the crown of the prince of Asturiasinsignia or tocado de este título;
to the crown ducalthe title of Duke;
to the Egyptian crown, one of the most distinctive symbols of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt;
to the gram o obsidional crown, the highest and most rare military decoration in republican Rome and at the beginning of the Empire;
to the imperial crowninsignia or tocado that the emperors used since the Middle Ages as a symbol of their authority;
to the crown wall, prize or distinction in the form of a crown of gold given to the soldier who first climbed the wall and placed the banner in an invaded city;
to the Naval crown, distinction that was granted to the Roman Legionnaire that was first introduced into the enemy ship during an approach;
to the Olympic crowna distinction that was awarded to the winners at the Olympic Games made by the ancient Greeks in the city of Olympia;
to the Eastern crown or old crown; previous marking or touching to almost all remaining, coming from the eastern Mediterranean and popularly associated with this type of symbols;
to the Royal crowninsignia or tocado that symbolizes the authority of a monarch;
to the triumphal crown or laurel crown or laurea, formed by laurel leaves, a distinction granted in antiquity as a reward to victorious warriors, generals and athletes in Greece and Rome entering Rome;

to the triple crown o tiara; mitra high with three crowns of Byzantine and Persian origin representing the symbol of papacy;

May also refer to:

Anthropology and culture

to the funeral crown, circle of flowers with which the tombs and coffins are adorned;

Archaeology

a The Crown, archaeological site of the Mayan culture located in the Petén (Guatemala);

Astronautics

a CORONA (КОРОНА), Russian reusable SSTO space launch vehicle;

Astronomy

to the crowna geological feature on some planets and satellites;
a Crown Australisone of the 88 modern constellations;
a Corona Borealis, small boreal constellation whose main stars form a semicircular arch;
to the Solar crownthe outermost layer of the sun, composed of plasma;

Drinks

Al crown cap (colloquially: chapa or chapita, in Spain and South America; corcholata, in Mexico), sheet that covers the glass bottles in which the commercial drinks come;

Beer

a Extra CrownMexican beer sold internationally;
to the crown of beer, glubular-like substance (puma) found at the top of the beer glasses;

Botany

to the crown (Antigonon leptopus), fanerogamous plant belonging to the family of polygonaceae;
to the crown or barley (Hordeum vulgare); annual monocotyletic plant belonging to the family of poaceae (gramíneas);
a Crown, synonymous with the botanical genre Fritillaria;
to the Stamine crown or perigonio; external wrapping of homoclamine flowers;
to the Imperial crown (Fritallaria imperialis);
to the crown of friar, common name of several plants;

Life and health sciences

Anatomy and Dentistry

to the ciliar crown (T.A.: ciliaris crown), one of the two areas of the ciliar body of the eye that extends from the serrata ora of the retina to the ciliar process, on the edge of the iris;
to the anatomical crown (T.A.: crown dentis), part of the tooth that spans from its dentary neck to its incisal edge or occlus face; it is the portion of the tooth covered by enamel; it remains throughout the life of the tooth and can be identified even in extracted teeth;
- to the Clinical crown (T.A.: Clinical crown), part of the anatomical crown of the tooth that goes from the incisal part (an occlusal surface) to the gingival zone (ecclesial adherence), that is, it is not covered by the gum; it is, therefore, its visible part; it is also known as Functional crownsince it is the portion of the tooth that functions as a crown;
- to the cavity of the crown or pulp chamber (T.A.: Cavitas coronae), part that corresponds to the crown of the pulpar cavity or space that is found inside the tooth;
- to the pulp of the crown (T.A.: pulp coronalis), part of the dental pulp found in the cavity of the crown;
to the crown or dental case, dental prosthesis that covers the area of a previously prepared or worn tooth, to preserve or improve its anatomy or appearance;

Anatomy and Sexology

to the crown of the gland (T.A.: crown glandis penis), relief or rebound, in the form of coronilla or hat, located at the base of the gland, where it joins the body of the penis (the longest and most cylindrical part), not always present in all individuals;

Embryology

to the radiata crown, structure surrounding an unfertilized animal egg;

Neurosciences

to the radiated crown (T.A.: radiata crown), structure formed by axons of the projection fibers of the cerebral cortex in the form of a fan, at the upper level of the cerebral hemispheres;

Communications

to the crown, dentate element used in transmissions;

Law and politics

to the Crown, a legal person of public law, of a supra-State nature, which groupes various territories, be kingdoms or misrepresentations (leading, counties, marquesados, etc.), which have a common monarch;
a The Crown, term used to separate government authority and property from the influence and money that the monarch or the royal family of a kingdom has;

Electricity

Al crown, phenomenon that occurs in the conductors of high voltage lines;

Football stadiums

Al Crown Stadium, former stadium of the Club Santos Laguna of Mexico's First Soccer Division;
Al Crown Stadium, stadium of the Club Santos Laguna that is part of the complex Territory Santos Model;

Geometry

to the Circular crown, flat geometric figure delimited by two concentric circles;

Lighting

to the luminous crown, circular lighting element with different light points that usually hangs from the ceiling and provides lighting to an extensive surface;

Places

In the United States

a Crown, city in the state of California;
a Crowntown in the state of South Dakota;
a Crown, villa in the state of New Mexico;
a CrownQueens, New York;

Coins

to the Austro-Hungarian crownthe official currency of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1892 to the dissolution of the empire in 1918;
to the Czech crownthe official currency of the Czech Republic;
to the Czechoslovak crownCzechoslovakia’s legal course currency from 10 April 1919 to 14 March 1939, and again from 1 November 1945 to 7 February 1993; for a short period in 1939 and in 1993, also the legal currency of the Czech Republic and Slovakia;
to the Danish crownthe official currency of Denmark;
to the Slovak crownprevious currency of Slovakia;
to the Estonian crownthe previous currency of Estonia;
to the Icelandic crownthe official currency of Iceland;
to the Norwegian crownthe official currency of Norway;
to the Swedish crownofficial currency of Sweden;

Music

a Crown, pop-dance music group, founded in 1993 in Carrara, Tuscany (Italy);

Nautical

to the Barbotine crown, a cast iron piece that is used in the winches to collect the anchor chain;
to the crownan end of a certain thickness;

Business

a CrownColombian multinational.
a Crown, Chilean multistore;

Newspapers

a The Crowna Barcelona newspaper printed between 1857 and 1868;

Personalities

In chronological order by date of birth:

a Ramón Corona (1837-1889), Mexican military and political;
a José Llopis Corona (1918-2011), known as José Corona or Pepe Corona, Spanish footballer;
a Jorge Corona (n 1943) is the pseudonym of Jorge Antonio Femenías, humorist and Argentine actor of theatre and television;
a Joseph of Jesus Crown (n 1981), Mexican footballer;
a Michelangelo Corona (n. 1981), the name of Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán, a Spanish footballer;
a Jesus Manuel Corona (n. 1993), Mexican footballer;
a Joe Corona (n 1990), American footballer;
a Victor CoronaMexican actor;

Religion

to the Advent crownChristian tradition that symbolizes the course of the four weeks of Advent;
to the crown of thornsChristian symbol that recalls the passion of Jesus;
to the Franciscan crownRosary of the Seven Gozos of the Virgin Mary;
to the votive crown, an offering of a permanent character that was made to the churches since the Constantinian era;

Clocks

to the crown of a wristwatch, the nodule extending from the watch box and used to fix the time, date, etc.

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