dome
Americannoun
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Architecture.
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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.
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a domical roof or ceiling.
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a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
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any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room.
the great dome of the sky.
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anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl.
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(in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water.
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Crystallography. a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes.
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Geology. upwarp.
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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.
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Horology. an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case.
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a mountain peak having a rounded summit.
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Slang. a person's head.
I wish I could get the idea into that thick dome of yours.
verb (used with object)
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to cover with or as if with a dome.
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to shape like a dome.
verb (used without object)
noun
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a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form
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something shaped like this
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crystallog a crystal form in which two planes intersect along an edge parallel to a lateral axis
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a slang word for the head
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geology
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a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point
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another name for pericline
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verb
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to cover with or as if with a dome
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to shape like a dome
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A circular or elliptical area of uplifted rock in which the rock dips gently away, in all directions, from a central point.
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A wedge-shaped mineral crystal that has two nonparallel, similarly inclined faces that intersect along a plane of symmetry.
Other Word Forms
- domelike adjective
- domical adjective
Etymology
Origin of dome
1505–15; < Middle French dome < Italian duomo < Medieval Latin domus ( Deī ) house (of God), church; akin to timber
Example Sentences
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There was, however, a young girl in a bright red parka, tending to a fire in the middle of a cozy ice dome.
From Literature
From the embankment I spy the golden domes of Orthodox churches and, down below, ice fishermen dotted along the frozen river.
From BBC
The harsh environment would confine people to domes or underground shelters, where boredom and isolation would be real dangers.
By 2013, several international schools had installed giant inflatable domes around sport facilities to protect students.
From Barron's
Fuelled by a tourism boom, real estate fever has broken out across the Cyclades archipelago, threatening to destroy iconic landscapes of whitewashed houses and blue church domes.
From Barron's
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