domical

[ doh-mi-kuhl, dom-i- ]

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adjective

domelike.
having a dome.

Origin of domical

¹

First recorded in 1840–50; dome + -ical

Also dom·ic [doh-mik, dom-ik] /ˈdoʊ mɪk, ˈdɒm ɪk/ .

Other words from domical

dom·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby domical

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How to use domical in a sentence

The vaults are all slightly domical in section; the diagonal ribs generally semi-circular, as also are the wall-ribs.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund Street
In both cases the vaulting is very domical, and the joints of the stone filling-in of the cells are vertical.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund Street
The vault sections of the side aisles, however, remained domical, as originally built.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The French term bomb is more exact than such expressions as domical and domed.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Three huge so-called domical vaults, truly Gothic in construction, span the sixty-foot unaisled nave of St. Maurice.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

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