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dome
(dōm)n.
1.
a. A roof or vault having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape.
b. A geodesic dome.
2. A domelike structure or object.
3. Geology Any of various natural structures having a rounded shape, especially:
a. A system of strata that is uplifted in the center, forming a concentric anticline.
b. A mass of granite that has been weathered into a rounded shape by exfoliation.
c. A mound formed by the extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.
4. Chemistry A form of crystal with two similarly inclined faces that meet at an edge parallel to the horizontal axis.
5. Slang The human head.
6. Archaic A large, stately building.
v. domed, dom·ing, domes
v.tr.
1. To cover with or as if with a dome.
2. To shape like a dome.
v.intr.
To rise or swell into the shape of a dome.
[From French dôme, dome, cathedral (from Italian duomo, cathedral, from Latin domus, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots) and from French dôme, roof (from Provençal doma, from Greek dōma, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots).]
dom′al (dō′məl) adj.
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dome
(dəʊm)n
1. (Architecture) a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form
2. something shaped like this
3. (Chemistry) 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. (Geological Science) geology
a. a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point
b. another name for pericline2
vb (tr)
6. (Architecture) 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]
ˈdomeˌlike adj
domical adj
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dome
(doʊm)n., v. domed, dom•ing. n.
1.
a. a vault, having a circular plan and usu. 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. Crystall. a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes.
3. Geol. a large-scale circular structural feature with flanks that slope gradually away from the center.
4. a raised, glass-enclosed section of the roof of a railway passenger car, placed over an elevated section of seats to afford a full view of scenery.
5. a mountain peak having a rounded summit.
6. Slang. a person's head.
v.t. 7. to cover with or as if with a dome.
8. to shape like a dome.
v.i. 9. to rise or swell as a dome.
[1505–15; < Middle French dome < Italian duomo < Medieval Latin domus (Deī) house (of God), church]
dom′al, adj.
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dome
See: spray dome.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
dome
Past participle: domed
Gerund: doming
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| Noun | 1. |  dome - a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward |
| 2. |  dome - informal terms for a human head human head - the head of a human being | |
| 3. |  dome - a stadium that has a roof | |
| 4. | dome - a hemispherical roof astrodome - a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations cupola - a roof in the form of a dome geodesic dome - a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller onion dome - a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture pressure dome - a dome-shaped building that is pressurized roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building whispering dome, whispering gallery - a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points |
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dome
noun arched roof, hemisphere, vault, rotunda, cupola the great golden dome of the mosque
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dome
(doum) noun a roof shaped like half a ball. the dome of the cathedral.cúpula
domed adjective having or resembling a dome. a domed forehead. con cúpula, en forma de huevo, abovedado
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