radiance vs corona

corona vs radiance

radiance and corona both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
radiance	Yes	No	No	No
corona	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, corona is a hyponym of radiance; that is, corona is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than radiance:

radiance: the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
corona: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

Other hyponyms of radiance include aureole.

radiance (noun)	corona (noun)
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light	a long cigar with blunt ends
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface	(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
an attractive combination of good health and happiness	the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
	an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
	one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
	(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
	a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020

Difference between radiance and corona

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