Dome
Word | DOME |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | dome |
Pronunciations | /dəʊm/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Dome"
What do we mean by dome?
A roof or vault having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape. noun
A geodesic dome. noun
A domelike structure, object, or natural formation. noun
A form of crystal with two similarly inclined faces that meet at an edge parallel to the horizontal axis. noun
The human head. noun
A large, stately building. noun
To cover with or as if with a dome. intransitive verb
To shape like a dome. intransitive verb
To rise or swell into the shape of a dome. intransitive verb
In geology, an anticlinal fold whose axis equals or approximates a point; an anticlinal fold with quaquaversal dip. Domes are most commonly produced by laccoliths, but they may be due to intersecting folds. noun
An obsolete form of doom.
To furnish or cover with a dome; give the shape of a dome to.
A building; a house; especially, a stately building; a great hall; a church or temple. noun
In architecture, a cupola; a vault upon a plan circular or nearly so; a hemispherical or approximately hemispherical coving of a building. noun
This restricted application of the term arose from the fact that the churches of Italy were almost universally built with a cupola at the intersection of the nave and the transept, or over the sanctuary. In some instances dome may refer equally well to the church or cathedral, or to the cupola which is its most conspicuous feature. noun
Anything shaped like a cupola. noun
The dome-shaped part of the roof of an astronomical observatory, placed over a telescope. noun
In crystallography, a form whose planes intersect the vertical axis, but are parallel to one of the lateral axes: so called because it has above or below a horizontal edge like the roof of a house; also, one of the faces of such a form. noun
A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry. noun
A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere; a cupola
Anything shaped like an upset bowl, often used as a cover
Head (uppermost part of one's body)
Head, oral sex
A building; a house; an edifice
Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building, such as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.
A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form
Synonyms and Antonyms for Dome
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