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dome

9 entries found.
  1. 1dome (noun)
  2. 2dome (verb)
  3. double-dome (noun)
  4. onion dome (noun)
  5. pleasure dome (noun)
  6. salt dome (noun)
  7. Clingmans Dome (geographical name)
  8. Puy de Dôme (geographical name)
  9. Dôme, Puy de (geographical name)

Main Entry: 1dome
Pronunciation: \ˈdōm\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, Italian, & Latin; French dôme dome, cathedral, from Italian duomo cathedral, from Medieval Latin domus church, from Latin, house; akin to Greek domos house, Sanskrit dam
Date: 1513

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 : an upward fold in rock whose sides dip uniformly in all directions
6 : a roofed sports stadium
7 : a person's head

— dom·al \ˈdō-məl\ adjective


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