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dome
[ dohm ]
noun
- 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.
- any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room:
the great dome of the sky.
- anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl.
- (in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water.
- Crystallography. a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes.
- Geology. upwarp.
- 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.
- Horology. an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case.
- a mountain peak having a rounded summit.
- Slang. a person's head:
I wish I could get the idea into that thick dome of yours.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with or as if with a dome.
- to shape like a dome.
verb (used without object)
- to rise or swell as a dome.
dome
/ dəʊm; ˈdəʊmɪkəl; ˈdɒm- /
noun
- a hemispherical roof or vault or a structure of similar form
- something shaped like this
- crystallog a crystal form in which two planes intersect along an edge parallel to a lateral axis
- a slang word for the head
- geology
- a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point
- another name for pericline
verb
- to cover with or as if with a dome
- to shape like a dome
dome
/ »åų¾ /
- A circular or elliptical area of uplifted rock in which the rock dips gently away, in all directions, from a central point.
- A wedge-shaped mineral crystal that has two nonparallel, similarly inclined faces that intersect along a plane of symmetry.
Derived Forms
- domical, adjective
- ˈ»å´Ç³¾±ðËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å´Ç³¾±ðl¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dome1
Example Sentences
Both of these characters in King's book die before an alien is convinced to raise the dome and free everyone but, had they survived, imagine them trying to explain all of THAT.
Without the structural principles behind catenary curves, there would be no Gothic cathedrals or Renaissance domes — nor, for that matter, any lacy spiderwebs.
Instead of resembling a box, the structure consists of a sequence of vaulted domes nestled together, like a lost cottage straight out of a storybook.
A giant inflatable dome which has been likened to a huge bouncy castle has caused uproar in an upmarket area of Edinburgh.
The only other facility we were allowed to see was a karaoke club, with spectacular private rooms, cavernous domes entirely covered in digital screens on which huge tropical fish and sharks swam.
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