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noun
1.
Architecture.
a.
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.
b.
a domical roof or ceiling.
c.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
2.
any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room: the great dome of the sky.
3.
anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl.
4.
(in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water.
5.
EXPANDCrystallography. a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes.
6.
Geology. upwarp.
7.
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.
8.
Horology. an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case.
9.
a mountain peak having a rounded summit.
10.
COLLAPSESlang. a person's head: I wish I could get the idea into that thick dome of yours.
verb (used with object)
11.
to cover with or as if with a dome.
12.
to shape like a dome.
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Dome
is always a great word to know.
So is pyramid. Does it mean:
| describing an arch resting on imposts treated as downward continuations of the arch |
| a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb in ancient Egypt |
verb (used without object)
13.
to rise or swell as a dome.
Origin:
1505–15; < Middle French dome < Italian duomo < Medieval Latin domus (Deī) house (of God), church; akin to timber
1505–15; < Middle French dome < Italian duomo < Medieval Latin domus (Deī) house (of God), church; akin to timber
Related forms
dome·like, adjective
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Example Sentences
- When magma pushes the crust up but hardens before erupting onto the surface, it forms so-called dome mountains.
- Using a dome construction that allows the water to ride over the building is another.
- Under the dome of fading sky, the river cuts a twisting avenue through the forest.
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World English Dictionary
| dome (dəʊm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form |
| 2. | something shaped like this |
| 3. | crystallog a crystal form in which two planes intersect along an edge parallel to a lateral axis |
| 4. | a slang word for the head |
| 5. | geology |
| a. a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point | |
| b. another name for pericline | |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to cover with or as if with a dome |
| 7. | to shape like a dome |
| [C16: from French, from Italian duomo cathedral, from Latin domus house] | |
| 'domelike | |
| —adj | |
| domical | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
dome
"round, vaulted roof," 1656, from Fr. dome, from Prov. doma, from Gk. doma "house, housetop" (especially a style of roof from the east), related to domos "house" (see domestic). In the Middle Ages, Ger. dom and It. duomo were used for "cathedral" (on the notion of "God's
EXPANDhouse"), so Eng. began to use this word in the sense "cupola," an architectural feature characteristic of It. cathedrals. Used in U.S. also with ref. to round summits of mountains.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
dome  (dōm) Pronunciation Key
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Slang Dictionary
dome definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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