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domical

American  
[doh-mi-kuhl, dom-i-] / ˈdoʊ mɪ kəl, ˈdɒm ɪ- /
Also domic

adjective

  1. domelike.

  2. having a dome.


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Etymology

Origin of domical

First recorded in 1840–50; dome + -ical

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In the centre of this court stands the catholicon or conventual church, a square building with an apse of the cruciform domical Byzantine type, approached by a domed narthex.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The cover is slightly domical; upon it are two lambs, and between them a gemmed cross.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson

The conclusion that in the present building we have 103parts representing different periods solves also the problem of the elliptical domical vault.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen

It is decorated with many niches and figures, and a fine cresting round the domical top.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson

The climax of a domical church is obviously the dome.

From The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See by A. (Arthur) Clutton-Brock

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