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

The word "dome" in example sentences

But outside the dome is the Moon itself, desolate, rock-filled, not much to see (except the Earth, lurking beautifully in the background). ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Playing in a dome is a beautiful thing, no wind or field conditions or anything like that," Nedney said. ❋ Unknown (2001)

The floor of 'the dome is an immense elevator, seventy-five feet in diameter, which carries the observer up and down to follow the eye end of the telescope. ❋ Unknown (1920)

Also, waterproofing the dome is critical, and the exterior material needs to tolerate a wide range of temperatures and hence a wider range of movement due to thermal expansion and contraction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The beige dome is suspended by chains from the ceiling over a carpeted circular pit in the retrofitted classroom. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Subsequently, the dome is now moister and ready for the following day of evaporative cooling. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The court favored the Hindu claim because according to the faith and belief of the Hindus the place under the inner dome is the birthplace of Ram. ❋ Shruti Rajagopalan (2010)

Well CLEARLY the monolithic dome is the way to go. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On the east side of the square, rises the majestic Parroquia del Señor del Salitre, a neoclassical cathedral whose dome is thought to be Latin America's second largest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The small dome is a "first step" aimed at containing the leak, Suttles said, with shut-down efforts to continue even if it is successful. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Naturally, the earliest settlers are much in evidence, and, rising near the junction of West Colfax and Broadway on the edge of Civic Center Park, in the lee of the Colorado State Capitol with its gilded dome, is the wacky Pioneer Monument, which went up in 1910. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The church's majestic dome is considered the second largest in Latin America. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The justification lies in the religious belief of the Hindu majority that the inner dome is the birthplace of Ram. ❋ Shruti Rajagopalan (2010)

The dome is equipped with inner and outer pipes, one to suck up oil and the other to disperse heated seawater and methanol that will act as antifreeze to prevent frozen natural gas from forming as it did on the larger containment box. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not to be overly judgmental, but that dome is redonkulous!! ❋ Unknown (2010)

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