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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
/ d蓹蕣m; 藞d蓹蕣m瑟k蓹l; 藞d蓲m- /
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
- 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
- 藞诲辞尘别藢濒颈办别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲辞尘别顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of dome1
Example Sentences
Hymns played out on giant speakers, occasionally drowned out by the sound of helicopters flying overhead, as drones and seagulls crisscrossed over Michelangelo's dome.
They never thought their initial art dome would evolve into an essential part of the Coachella experience.
But none of the hats worn by the prolific creator are as iconic 鈥 to a certain segment of the music-loving public 鈥 as the bespoke red plastic 鈥渆nergy dome鈥 toppers donned by Devo.
The dome of high pressure driving this mini heat wave is forecast to dissipate by the weekend, when temperatures will begin to drop 鈥 though it will happen more slowly in the desert.
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.
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