dome
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room: the great dome of the sky.
anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl.
(in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water.
Crystallography. a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes.
Geology. upwarp.
Also called vistadome. Railroads. a raised, glass-enclosed section of the roof of a passenger car, placed over an elevated section of seats to afford passengers a full view of scenery.
Horology. an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case.
a mountain peak having a rounded summit.
Slang. a person's head: I wish I could get the idea into that thick dome of yours.
to cover with or as if with a dome.
to shape like a dome.
to rise or swell as a dome.
Origin of dome
1Other words from dome
- domelike, adjective
Words Nearby dome
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How to use dome in a sentence
It comes with a curtain you can attach to any side of the dome to create a full wall of protection, and it sets up quickly and packs down to the size of a small camping tent.
Car Camping Is Way Better with These 5 Pieces of Gear | Jakob Schiller | September 26, 2020 | Outside OnlineWhen it rains, the dome doubles as a useful cooking or hangout structure.
Car Camping Is Way Better with These 5 Pieces of Gear | Jakob Schiller | September 26, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe company says the dome was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome.
Apple’s ‘most ambitious’ new store is a departure from its signature design | claychandler | September 8, 2020 | FortuneUsing these photos as a reference, we constructed a to-scale version of the dome.
The decision to close up the domes and leave the mountaintops behind might seem odd — after all, we put telescopes out in the middle of nowhere and study things that are billions of light-years away.
The dome could be rebuilt by 2021 if work stays on schedule, according to workers at the site.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom deep within, looking up at the tropical sky is like staring through the dome of some kind of earthen cathedral.
Nevertheless, should Iron dome funding come up for a vote this week, it is expected to receive overwhelming support.
Without an Iron dome defense system, air raid sirens or even bomb shelters, people resign themselves to their fate.
But very little of the ISIS ethos has to do with hitting the Freedom Tower or the Capitol dome.
Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem. | Christopher Dickey | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf it had not been for the high, dome-shaped roof, the air would have grown heavy and impure.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeIn front of him, dome upon dome of wooded mountain stood against the sky.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodThe buildings grew higher toward the center of the dome, but I stopped while they were still two stories.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeThe inside of Jorgensen's always surprised new visitors to Asaph dome.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeA trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown Fyfe
British Dictionary definitions for dome
/ (dəʊm) /
a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form
something shaped like this
crystallog a crystal form in which two planes intersect along an edge parallel to a lateral axis
a slang word for the head
geology
a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point
another name for pericline (def. 2)
to cover with or as if with a dome
to shape like a dome
Origin of dome
1Derived forms of dome
- domelike, adjective
- domical (ˈdəʊmɪkəl, ˈdɒm-), adjective
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Scientific definitions for dome
[ dōm ]
A circular or elliptical area of uplifted rock in which the rock dips gently away, in all directions, from a central point.
A wedge-shaped mineral crystal that has two nonparallel, similarly inclined faces that intersect along a plane of symmetry.
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