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Dome

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Noun

1. dome

a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

2. attic, bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle

informal terms for a human head

3. covered stadium, dome, domed stadium

a stadium that has a roof

4. dome

a hemispherical roof

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Dome

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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
a. 
a structure in which rock layers slope away in all directions from a central point
b.  another name for pericline (sense 2)
verb (transitive)
6. 
to cover with or as if with a dome
7. 
to shape like a dome

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Dome

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noun
1.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
a mansion or stately building
2. 
a hemispherical roof or one formed by a series of rounded arches or vaults on a round or many-sided base; cupola
3. 
any dome-shaped structure or object; specif., a sports stadium covered with a dome
4.  Slang
the head
5.  Geology
a. 
an anticlinal structure of circular or broadly elliptical form
b. 
a type of crystal formation in which two symmetrical faces meet at an angle to form a horizontal ridge
verb transitiveWord forms: domed or ˈdoming
6. 
to cover with or as with a dome
7. 
to form into a dome
verb intransitive
8. 
to swell out like a dome

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Dome

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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.
b. A mass of granite that has been weathered into a rounded shape by exfoliation.
c. A mound formed by the extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.
4. Chemistry A form of crystal with two similarly inclined faces that meet at an edge parallel to the horizontal axis.
5. Slang The human head.
6. Archaic A large, stately building.
v. domed, dom·ing, domes
v.tr.
1. To cover with or as if with a dome.
2. To shape like a dome.
v.intr.
To rise or swell into the shape of a dome.

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