'DOME' definitions:
Definition of 'dome'
(from WordNet)
noun
A concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
noun
noun
A stadium that has a roof [syn: dome, domed stadium, covered stadium]
noun
A hemispherical roof
Definition of 'Dome'
From: GCIDE
- Dome \Dome\, n. [F. d[^o]me, It. duomo, fr. L. domus a house, domus Dei or Domini, house of the Lord, house of God; akin to Gr. ? house, ? to build, and E. timber. See Timber.]
- 1. A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry. [1913 Webster]
- Approach the dome, the social banquet share. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) A cupola formed on a large scale. [1913 Webster]
- Note: "The Italians apply the term il duomo to the principal church of a city, and the Germans call every cathedral church Dom; and it is supposed that the word in its present English sense has crept into use from the circumstance of such buildings being frequently surmounted by a cupola." --Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Crystallog.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form. [1913 Webster]
- Note: If the plane is parallel to the longer diagonal (macrodiagonal) of the prism, it is called a macrodome; if parallel to the shorter (brachydiagonal), it is a brachydome; if parallel to the inclined diagonal in a monoclinic crystal, it is called a clinodome; if parallel to the orthodiagonal axis, an orthodome. --Dana. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dome'
From: GCIDE
- Dome \Dome\, n. [See Doom.] Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dome'
From: GCIDE
- Cupola \Cu"po*la\ (k?"p?-l?), n.; pl. Cupolas (-l?z). [It. cupola, LL. cupula, cuppula (cf. L. cupula little tub). fr. cupa, cuppa, cup; cf. L. cupa tub. So called on account of its resemblance to a cup turned over. See Cup, and cf. Cupule.]
- 1. (Arch.) A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dome'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antenna tower,
- apse,
- arcade,
- arcature,
- arch,
- arched roof,
- archway,
- barbican,
- bean,
- belfry,
- bell tower,
- bend,
- bend back,
- bonnet,
- bow,
- brow,
- camber,
- campanile,
- cap,
- ceil,
- ceilinged roof,
- coif,
- colossus,
- column,
- concameration,
- concha,
- conk,
- cork,
- cove,
- crook,
- crown,
- cupola,
- curl,
- curve,
- decurve,
- deflect,
- derrick,
- embow,
- fire tower,
- flex,
- geodesic dome,
- hat,
- head,
- headpiece,
- hood,
- hook,
- hump,
- hunch,
- igloo,
- incurvate,
- incurve,
- inflect,
- keystone,
- lantern,
- lighthouse,
- loop,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mast,
- minaret,
- monument,
- noddle,
- noggin,
- noodle,
- obelisk,
- observation tower,
- ogive,
- pagoda,
- pate,
- pilaster,
- pillar,
- pinnacle,
- pole,
- poll,
- pylon,
- pyramid,
- recurve,
- reflect,
- reflex,
- retroflex,
- ridge,
- roof,
- roof in,
- round,
- sag,
- sconce,
- shaft,
- skewback,
- skyscraper,
- span,
- spire,
- standpipe,
- steeple,
- stopper,
- stupa,
- swag,
- sweep,
- television mast,
- tip,
- top,
- tope,
- tour,
- tower,
- turn,
- turret,
- vault,
- vaulting,
- voussoir,
- water tower,
- wind,
- windmill tower
Acronyms for 'dome'
From: V.E.R.A.
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