crowning

[ krou-ning ]
/ ˈkraʊ nɪŋ /

adjective

representing a level of surpassing achievement, attainment, etc.; supreme: crowning accomplishment.
forming or providing a crown, top, or summit: a crowning star on a Christmas tree.

Origin of crowning

Definition for crowning (2 of 2)

crown
[ kroun ]
/ kraʊn /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Medicine/Medical. (of a baby in childbirth) to reach a stage in delivery where the largest diameter of the fetal head is emerging from the pelvic outlet.

Origin of crown

1125–75; Middle English coroune, cr(o)une < Anglo-French coroune < Latin corōna wreath; see corona

OTHER WORDS FROM crown

crown·less, adjective re·crown, verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for crowning (1 of 3)

crowning
/ (ˈkraʊnɪŋ) /

noun

obstetrics the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening

British Dictionary definitions for crowning (2 of 3)

crown
/ (kraʊn) /

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of crown

crownless, adjective

Word Origin for crown

C12: from Old French corone, from Latin corōna wreath, crown, from Greek korōnē crown, something curved

British Dictionary definitions for crowning (3 of 3)

Crown
/ (kraʊn) /

noun the Crown (sometimes not capital)

the sovereignty or realm of a monarch
  1. the government of a constitutional monarchy
  2. (as modifier)Crown property

Medical definitions for crowning

crown
[ kroun ]

n.

The top or highest part of bodily structure, especially the head.
The part of a tooth that is covered by enamel and projects beyond the gum line.
An artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth.

v.

To put a crown on a tooth.
To reach a stage in labor when a large segment of the fetal scalp is visible at the vaginal orifice. Used of a fetus or the head of a fetus.

Cultural definitions for crowning

crown

The part of a tooth above the gum, covered with enamel.