cupola

cu·po·la  (kyp-l)

n.

1. Architecture

a. A vaulted roof or ceiling.

b. A small dome set on a circular or polygonal base or resting on pillars.

c. A domelike structure surmounting a roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and air.

2. A cylindrical shaft type of blast furnace used for remelting metals, usually iron, before casting.

3. A small rounded and domed structure, as for observation, on a tracked, armored vehicle.

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[Italian, from Late Latin cpula, diminutive of Latin cpa, tub.]

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cupo·laed (-ld) adj.

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cupola [ˈkjuːpələ]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof or dome

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a protective dome for a gun on a warship

4. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a vertical air-blown coke-fired cylindrical furnace in which iron is remelted for casting

[from Italian, from Late Latin cūpula a small cask, from Latin cūpa tub]

cupolated  [ˈkjuːpəˌleɪtɪd] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cupola - a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
	2.	cupola - a roof in the form of a dome dome - a hemispherical roof

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cupola

noun dome, onion dome The church tower's cupola can be seen above the trees.

Translations

cupola [ˈkjuːpələ] N → cúpula f

cupola [ˈkjuːpələ] n → coupole f

cupola

n (Archit) → Kuppel f; (roof also) → Kuppeldach nt; (= furnace) → Kupolofen m

cupola [ˈkjuːpələ] n → cupola

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cupola [ˈkjuːpələ] n → cupola