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dome

[dohm]

noun

Architecture.

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.

a domical roof or ceiling.

a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.

any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room: the great dome of the sky.

anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl.

(in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water.

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.

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.

Horology. an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case.

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.

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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.

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a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces

a drawing that represents an object or structure as being projected geometrically on a vertical plane parallel to one of its sides

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verb (used without object)

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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

Related forms

dome·like, adjective

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Example Sentences

Officials said they had resolved problems that hindered a previous attempt to use a dome to funnel oil to a tanker.

When the dome is open, the mirrors direct a beam of.

The other is the dazzling golden dome that commands the sky-line.

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Officials said they had resolved problems that hindered a previous attempt to use a dome to funnel oil to a tanker.

When the dome is open, the mirrors direct a beam of.

The other is the dazzling golden dome that commands the sky-line.

By comparing one model to another, the scientists are able to keep tabs on how fast the lava dome is growing.

The concrete on the outside surface of the dome has the texture of a driveway.

Under the dome of fading sky, the river cuts a twisting avenue through the forest.

Paula loved a particular spot where the trees form a dome over a pond.

The building, a mammoth sunlit elliptical dome fashioned.

Helens, its second dome visible, is being shaken constantly by earthquakes.

It includes the world's largest wooden dome structure.

There's more than enough minerals on the sea floor to build a proper sized dome.

The cliff borders the dome of layered deposits that sits atop the red planet's north pole.

Using a dome construction that allows the water to ride over the building is another.

The two main theories are that it is the result of an asteroid impact or a rising layer of salt known as a salt dome.

The convection dome lies directly on top of the pan and its lid.

Doc, they built a dome to prepare for the centennial.

The president has promised the patriarch that the cathedral will be rebuilt: walls, dome and all.

When magma pushes the crust up but hardens before erupting onto the surface, it forms so-called dome mountains.

And the spent reactor is simply trucked to the salt dome when a new one gets plugged into the grid.

The pod reclines, encloses you in a soundproof dome and pipes in some relaxing.

In the past few years, the volcano has calmed, but the dome continues to grow and collapse.

According to a college news release, the renovation will convert the dome room into a multipurpose seminar space and.

It was about three inches long and came in a little plastic dome and the base of the dome was the remote.

Mantzel envisions the contraption eventually pulling lumber up the muddy track to his house-a handmade dome structure, natch.

The dome of the building was left open to collect water for the baptismal font, then later closed, making for a unique vibe.

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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

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house"), 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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Science Dictionary

dome (dōm) Pronunciation Key

A circular or elliptical area of uplifted rock in which the rock dips gently away, in all directions, from a central point.
A wedge-shaped mineral crystal that has two nonparallel, similarly inclined faces that intersect along a plane of symmetry.

Slang Dictionary

dome definition

n.
the head, especially if bald. : I need a new hat for my shiny dome.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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