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onion dome
(redirected from Bulbous dome)

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onion dome
n.
A pointed bulbous domelike roof, used especially in parts of Russia and eastern Europe.
onion dome
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a bulb-shaped dome characteristic of Byzantine and Russian church architecture
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Noun1.onion dome - a dome that is shaped like a bulbonion dome - a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture
dome - a hemispherical roof
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