double-dome

[ duhb-uhl-dohm ]

noun

, Slang: Usually Disparaging.

1. an intellectual; egghead.

Other Words From

• double-domed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-dome¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Wreckage everywhere: but the double-dome and hull-shell had withstood the shock.

From Project Gutenberg

Antisana is crowned with a double dome, and is described as an extinct volcano, though Humboldt saw smoke issuing from it in 1802.

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Wreckage everywhere but the double dome and hull shell had withstood the shock.

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He worked up from a square base through all sorts of shapes to a circular double dome on top.

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