melon dome
noun Architecture.
a hemispherical dome with a circular base and a ribbed vault divided into individual webs, each of which has a baseline curved segmentally in plan and also curved in elevation.
Words nearby melon dome
melodramatic, melodramatize, melody, meloid, melon, melon dome, melon foot, melon pear, melon seed, melon shrub, melon-bulb
Also called parachute dome, pumpkin dome, umbrella dome.
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