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domed

   [dohmd]
adjective
1.
shaped like a dome: a domed forehead.
2.
having a dome: a domed roof.
Origin:
1765–75; dome + -ed3

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un·domed, adjective

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dome

   [dohm] noun, verb, domed, dom·ing.
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.
Crystallography. a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes.
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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.
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)
11.
to cover with or as if with a dome.
12.
to shape like a dome.
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

Related forms
dome·like, adjective
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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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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
dome   (dōm)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A circular or elliptical area of uplifted rock in which the rock dips gently away, in all directions, from a central point.

  2. A wedge-shaped mineral crystal that has two nonparallel, similarly inclined faces that intersect along a plane of symmetry.


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Slang Dictionary

dome definition


  1. 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.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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domed definition


  1. mod.
    hit on the head. (See also dome.) : I domed him accidentally with the ladder.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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