double-dome

[ duhb-uhl-dohm ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˌdoʊm /

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noun Slang: Usually Disparaging.

an intellectual; egghead.

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Origin of double-dome

First recorded in 1935–40

OTHER WORDS FROM double-dome

double-domed, adjective

How to use double-dome in a sentence

Wreckage everywhere: but the double-dome and hull-shell had withstood the shock.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930|Various
Antisana is crowned with a double dome, and is described as an extinct volcano, though Humboldt saw smoke issuing from it in 1802.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
Wreckage everywhere but the double dome and hull shell had withstood the shock.
Brigands of the Moon|Ray Cummings
He worked up from a square base through all sorts of shapes to a circular double dome on top.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly