Search results
- Dictionarydome/dəʊm/
noun
- 1. a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base: "the dome of St Paul's Cathedral"
- 2. a thing shaped like a dome.
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
DOME definition: 1. a rounded roof on a building or a room, or a building with such a roof 2. a shape like one-half…. Learn more.
noun. ˈdōm. Synonyms of dome. 1. archaic : a stately building : mansion. 2. : a large hemispherical roof or ceiling. 3. : a natural formation or structure that resembles the dome or cupola of a building. 4. : a form of crystal composed of planes parallel to a lateral axis that meet above in a horizontal edge like a roof. 5.
dome. noun [ C ] us / doʊm / uk / dəʊm / Add to word list. a rounded roof on a building or a room, or a building with such a roof. Michael Möller/EyeEm/GettyImages. a shape like one-half of a ball: Gerald had a long gray beard and a shiny bald dome (= head). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs.
A dome (from Latin domus) is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome.
A dome is a large hemispherical roof, like those seen on many capitol buildings. The Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem, is a Muslim shrine with a golden dome that sits on a holy rock. In Italian, duomo is the word for church or cathedral; it comes from the Latin domus, "house."
noun. 1. a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form. 2. something shaped like this. 3. crystallography. a crystal form in which two planes intersect along an edge parallel to a lateral axis. 4. a slang word for the head. 5. geology.
Definition of dome noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a. A roof or vault having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape. b. A geodesic dome. 2. A domelike structure or object. 3. Geology Any of various natural structures having a rounded shape, especially: a. A system of strata that is uplifted in the center, forming a concentric anticline.
Dome definition: 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.. See examples of DOME used in a sentence.
DOME definition: a curved, round roof of a building. Learn more.
