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. |
domed
Adjective
shaped like a dome
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