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pə noun
1.
Architecture.
a.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
b.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
2.
any of various domelike structures.
3.
Metallurgy. a vertical furnace for melting iron to be cast.
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cupola (ˈkjuːpələ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome |
| 2. | a small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof or dome |
| 3. | a protective dome for a gun on a warship |
| 4. | a vertical air-blown coke-fired cylindrical furnace in which iron is remelted for casting |
| [C16: from Italian, from Late Latin cūpula a small cask, from Latin cūpa tub] | |
| cupolated | |
| —adj | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
cupola cu·po·la (ky&oomacr;'pə-lə)
n.
A cup-shaped or domelike structure.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
cupola [(kyooh-puh-luh)]A small ornamental structure rising from a roof. Cupolas are often dome shaped.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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cupola
in architecture, small dome, often resembling an overturned cup, placed on a circular, polygonal, or square base or on small pillars or a glassed-in lantern. It is used to crown a turret, roof, or larger dome. The inner vault of a dome is also a cupola.
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Example sentences
The cupola is the only furnace type that uses coke as a fuel.
Far overhead, at the building's apex, a cupola acts as a vent.
The main architectural feature in the town is the cathedral, which has a gilded cupola that reflects the sun and sea.
The final effect was stately: a white building with a blue and white cupola topped by a weather vane.
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