dome (d m)n. 1. a. A vaulted roof having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape. b. A geodesic dome. 2. A domelike structure, object, or natural formation. 3. Chemistry A form of crystal with two similarly inclined faces that meet at an edge parallel to the horizontal axis. 4. Slang The human head. 5. 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 d ma, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots).]dom  al (dm l) adj. |
dome [dəʊm]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / 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. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology
a. a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point
b. another name for pericline [2]
vb (tr)
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) to cover with or as if with a dome
2. to shape like a dome
[from French, from Italian duomo cathedral, from Latin domus house]
domelike adj
domical [ˈdəʊmɪkəl ˈdɒm-] adj
| dome (dm) 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. |
See: spray dome.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
dome
noun arched roof, hemisphere, vault, rotunda, cupola the great golden dome of the mosque
Translations
dome
n dome [doum]
a roof shaped like half a ball the dome of the cathedral. koepel قُبَّه купол kopule kuppel die Kuppel θόλος cúpula kuppel گنبد؛ طاق گرد kupoli dôme כִּיפָּה] गुंबद krov, kupola kupola kubah hvolfþak cupola 丸屋根 둥근 지붕 kupolas kupols kubah koepel kuppel kopuła cúpula dom купол kupola kupola kupola kupol หลังคารูปทรงกลม kubbe 圓屋頂 купол گنبد mái vòm 圆屋顶
adj domed
having or resembling a dome a domed forehead. koepelvormig ذو قُبِّه сводест (vy)klenutý, kopulovitý kuppelformet gewölbt θολωτός con cúpula, en forma de huevo, abovedado kupliga, kuplikujuline گنبدی شکل kupumainen bombé בְּצוּרַת כִּיפָּה गुम्बददार u obliku kupole domború mirip kubah hvelfdur, ávalur fatto a cupola ドーム形の 둥근 지붕 형태의 iškilas, kupoliškas augsta piere jendul gewelfd hvelvet kopulasty, zaokrąglony abaulado bombat, boltit выпуклый kupolovitý izbočen kupolast kupig, välvd ที่มีหลังคารูปทรงกลม kubbeli 圓頂的 куполоподібний گنبدنما có mái vòm 圆顶的
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