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dome
[dohm]
noun
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room.
the great dome of the sky.
anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl.
(in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water.
Crystallography.a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes.
Geology.upwarp.
Also called vistadome.Railroads.a raised, glass-enclosed section of the roof of a passenger car, placed over an elevated section of seats to afford passengers a full view of scenery.
Horology.an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case.
a mountain peak having a rounded summit.
Slang.a person's head.
I wish I could get the idea into that thick dome of yours.
verb (used with object)
to cover with or as if with a dome.
to shape like a dome.
verb (used without object)
to rise or swell as a dome.
dome
/ dəʊm, ˈdəʊmɪkəl, ˈdɒm- /
noun
a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form
something shaped like this
crystallog a crystal form in which two planes intersect along an edge parallel to a lateral axis
a slang word for the head
geology
a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point
another name for pericline
verb
to cover with or as if with a dome
to shape like a dome
dome
A circular or elliptical area of uplifted rock in which the rock dips gently away, in all directions, from a central point.
A wedge-shaped mineral crystal that has two nonparallel, similarly inclined faces that intersect along a plane of symmetry.
Other 51Թ Forms
- domelike adjective
- domical adjective
- ˈdzˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dome1
Example Sentences
Rather, working beneath the golden dome in Denver would offer a better opportunity “to push back and to fight Trumpism,” he said, by offering voters a practical and affirmative Democratic alternative.
His final reward for risking everything for a raise is a shot to the dome right after Cassian, his white whale, looks him in the eye and doesn't recognize him.
Video footage of the mosque, assessed by BBC Verify, showed one of its domes had collapsed and extensive damage occurred inside, including two holes in the roof and one in the ground.
Hymns played out on giant speakers, occasionally drowned out by the sound of helicopters flying overhead, as drones and seagulls crisscrossed over Michelangelo's dome.
They never thought their initial art dome would evolve into an essential part of the Coachella experience.
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