Look up: crown

1. Crown
   [tooth] In dentistry, crown refers to the anatomical area of teeth, usually covered by enamel. The crown is usually visible in the mouth after developing below the gingiva and then erupting into place. Most children get them put on their teeth. It is best to request the Silver crowns. ...
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2. Crown
   [heraldry] A Crown is often an emblem of the monarchy, a monarch`s government, or items endorsed by it; see The Crown. A specific type of crown (or coronet for lower ranks of peerage) is employed in heraldry under strict rules. Indeed some monarchies never had a physical crown, just a herald...
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3. Crown
   In architecture the term crown applies to the vertex or top of an arch. The term is generally applied to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only.
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4. Crown
   The top half of a gemstone.
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5. Crown
   [comics] In the fictional Marvel Universe, The Crown is an affiliate of the Allies of Hydra, Dr. Andrea Janson, and Fortunato, also an enemy of Spider-Man, Hammerhead, S.H.O.C., and Morbius, the Living Vampire. ==Origin== Crown has bonded with the technology of the late Dr. William Fields, w...
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6. Crown
   [anatomy] Crown is an term for the top of the head or the whole head. ==Human== Crown can mean the the top of the head and it can also mean the whole head. In the study of human anatomy the terms "Calvaria, "skullcap", "skull cap", or the "roof of the cranial cavity" are used for the top par...
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7. Crown
   [dentistry] A crown is a type of dental restoration which completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. Crowns are often needed when a large cavity threatens the ongoing health of a tooth. They are typically bonded to the tooth using a dental cement. Crowns can be made from many ma...
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8. Crown
   the part of a plant where the root and the stem meet.
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9. crown
   A general term embracing most silver coins from about 20 to 30 grams in weight and from about 33 to 42 millimeters in size. The term has become applicable also to most nickel alloy coins of the same range of size and weight. Coins of 43 or more millimeters in diameter are said to be multiple crowns.
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10. Crown
    The region where shoot and root join, usually at or very near the ground level.
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11. Crown
    The point where stem and root join in a seed plant. Group of central basal stems.
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12. Crown
    The upper part of the roots of a perennial, such as rhubarb, peonies or asparagus.
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13. crown
    [n] - an English coin worth 5 shillings 2. [n] - the upper branches and leaves of a tree 3. [n] - the crown as a symbol of a monarchy 4. [n] - the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum 5. [n] - the center of a cambered road 6. [n] - a wreath or garland worn on the h...
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14. Crown
    full coverage for a tooth (used when the tooth cannot be restored by a filling).
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15. Crown
    The milled knob on the pendant of a stem-wound watch, turned by the fingers to wind the watch and (usually) to set the hands; for the latter purpose it is pulled out or occasionally pushed in.   Stem-winding is one of the few 19th-century English innovations in domestic (as opposed to specialist and
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16. Crown
    5 shillings. Large silvery ceremonial coin. Note. The modern decimal crown has a face value of £5.
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17. Crown
    The top of the bell.
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18. Crown
    A crown-sometimes called a cap-is a tooth like covering placed over a carefully prepared existing tooth. Most crowns are made of porcelain, a stain resistant material that closely replicates the appearance and function of your natural teeth. Used to strengthen, restore or improve the appearance of y...
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19. Crown
    Name for a paperweight composed of coloured canes radiating in straight lines from the top.
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20. Crown
    The part of an herbaceous perennial that is just at soil level, from which roots and shoots grow
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21. Crown
    The base of an herbaceous plant where roots or rhizomes and aerial stems or resting buds meet.
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22. Crown
    A term sometimes used in wills which effectively means HM Treasury. In the event of a deceased... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/Crown.htm?id=336&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of Crown'>more</a>
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23. crown
    In architecture, the highest point of an arch, vault, or dome. The term also refers to a type of steeple formed by curved buttresses converging onto a central pinnacle, and thus resembling a crown....
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24. crown
    Official headdress worn by a king or queen. The modern crown originated with the diadem, an embroidered fillet worn by Eastern rulers, for which a golden band...
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25. crown
    A molecular entity comprising a monocyclic ligand assembly that contains three or more binding sites held together by covalent bonds and capable of binding a guest in a central (or nearly central) position. The adducts formed are sometimes known as 'coronates'. The best known members of this group a...
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