tholus

[thoh-luhs]

noun

plural

tholi 

1. tholos.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tholus¹

1635–45; < Latin < Greek thólos

Example Sentences

Markus Federle, a German venture capitalist now building a fund, Tholus Capital, focused on defense and resilience technology, said Europeans have been shaken by events this year, but the change in mindset remains limited.

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Imagine that advances in technology could produce a superior form of virtual reality that would allow you to transport your senses to Mars, so that you could feel yourself walking on its surface, feeling the light Martian breezes, watching the sun set over Olympus Mons or Tharsis Tholus, or admiring temporary rivulets at the edge of the ice cap at the South Pole.

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An area of the Red Planet CaSSIS has photographed is a region near Sisyphi Tholus, where frost deposits have been documented.

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Tholus, thō′lus, n. a round building, dome, cupola:—pl.

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The remains of the temple at Tegea are of wonderful beauty and finish; as are those of the theatre and the so-called Tholus of Epidaurus.

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