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Definitions for Dome

[1] Architecture . a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
[2] any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room: the great dome of the sky.
[3] anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl.
[4] (in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water.
[5] Crystallography . a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes.
[6] Geology . upwarp.
[7] Also called vistadome. Railroads . a raised, glass-enclosed section of the roof of a passenger car, placed over an elevated section of seats to afford passengers a full view of scenery.
[8] Horology . an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case.
[9] a mountain peak having a rounded summit.
[10] Slang . a person's head: I wish I could get the idea into that thick dome of yours.
[11] to cover with or as if with a dome.
[12] to shape like a dome.
[13] to rise or swell as a dome.
[14] a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form
[15] something shaped like this
[16] crystallog a crystal form in which two planes intersect along an edge parallel to a lateral axis
[17] a slang word for the head
[18] geology a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point another name for pericline (def. 2)
[19] to cover with or as if with a dome
[20] to shape like a dome

Words related to Dome

span, arcade, covering, bulge, arch, top, mosque, roof, cupola, vault, bubble

Words nearby Dome

domagk, domain, domain name, domal, domatium, dome, dome car, dome fastener, dome light, dome of the rock, dome top

Origin of Dome

1505–15; < Middle French dome < Italian duomo < Medieval Latin domus (Deī ) house (of God), church; akin to timber

Other words from Dome

dome·like , adjective

Word origin for Dome

C16: from French, from Italian duomo cathedral, from Latin domus house

Synonyms for Dome

arcade, arch, bubble, bulge, covering, cupola, mosque, roof, span, top, vault