Puy-de-Dôme

American  

[pwee-duh-dohm] / pwi dəˈdoʊm /

noun

1. a mountain in central France. 4,805 feet (1,465 meters).

2. a department in central France. 3,095 sq. mi. (8,015 sq. km). Clermont-Ferrand.

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Puy de Dôme British  

/ pwi də dom /

noun

1. a department of central France in Auvergne region. Capital: Clermont-Ferrand. Pop: 609 817 (2003 est). Area: 8016 sq km (3094 sq miles)

2. a mountain in central France, in the Auvergne Mountains: a volcanic plug. Height: 1485 m (4872 ft)

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Example Sentences

The pulsating duel between Pogacar and Vingegaard is expected to resume during Sunday’s ninth stage, which finishes with a spectacular climb to Puy-de-Dome, a famed volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France which last hosted a stage 35 years ago.

From Washington Times

The ninth stage on July 9 sees a spectacular climb to Puy-de-Dome, a famed volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France which last hosted a stage 35 years ago.

From Seattle Times

And when Boyle coined the phrase experimentum crucis to honour the Puy-de-Dôme experiment he was marking the beginning of a new era in which philosophical disputes would be resolved by experimentation.

From Literature

Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment explained the height of the mercury in a barometer by showing that it was directly related to the weight of the air.

From Literature

Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment seems pretty straightforward to us, but that is because we are used to modern physics.

From Literature