dome (redirected from doming)

dome  (dm)

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.

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[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 dma, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots).]

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domal (dml) adj.

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dome

Noun

1. a rounded roof built on a circular base

2. something shaped like this [Latin domus house]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dome - a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	2.	dome - informal terms for a human head bonce, noggin, noodle, attic, bean human head - the head of a human being
	3.	dome - a stadium that has a roof covered stadium, domed stadium sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
	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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See: spray dome.

Translations

dome [dəum] n (ARCH) → cúpula;

(shape) → bóveda

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dome [dəum] n → dôme m

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dome [dəum] n → Kuppel f

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dome [dəum] n → cupola