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),domed,dom·ing.
to cover with or as if with a dome.
to shape like a dome.
verb (used without object),domed,dom·ing.
to rise or swell as a dome.
Origin of dome
1505–15; <Middle French dome<Italian duomo<Medieval Latin domus (Deī) house (of God), church; akin to timber
OTHER WORDS FROM dome
domelike,adjective
Words nearby dome
Domagk, domain, domain name, domal, domatium, dome, dome car, domed, dome fastener, dome light, Domenic
When it rains, the dome doubles as a useful cooking or hangout structure.
Car Camping Is Way Better with These 5 Pieces of Gear|Jakob Schiller|September 26, 2020|Outside Online
It comes with a curtain you can attach to any side of the dome to create a full wall of protection, and it sets up quickly and packs down to the size of a small camping tent.
Car Camping Is Way Better with These 5 Pieces of Gear|Jakob Schiller|September 26, 2020|Outside Online
The company says the dome was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome.
Apple’s ‘most ambitious’ new store is a departure from its signature design|claychandler|September 8, 2020|Fortune
Using these photos as a reference, we constructed a to-scale version of the dome.
The Minecraft Institvte of Technology|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The decision to close up the domes and leave the mountaintops behind might seem odd — after all, we put telescopes out in the middle of nowhere and study things that are billions of light-years away.
Social Distancing From the Stars|Emily Levesque|August 11, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The dome could be rebuilt by 2021 if work stays on schedule, according to workers at the site.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From deep within, looking up at the tropical sky is like staring through the dome of some kind of earthen cathedral.
What Made Mexico’s Most Mysterious Beach?|Brandon Presser|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alas, CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler has already said that if Extant is a hit like Dome, it will return next year.
Surprise! Halle Berry’s Career Is ‘Extant’|Jason Lynch|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Hebrew word used in Genesis for the sky is “raqia” which means “bowl” or “dome.”
Evangelicals Still Don’t Know What to Do With the Big Bang|Karl W. Giberson|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Local bigwig Jim Rennie (Dean Norris), a used-car salesman and councilman, looks to use the dome to seize control of the town.
‘Under the Dome’ Is One Eerie TV Show|Jace Lacob|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Above the actual dome is the Golden Gallery, and then the lantern, roofed with a dome bearing the ball and cross.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield
He40 was unsymmetric as a court dwarf with scythe-snath spine and a dome on his shoulder.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle
Isn't there any door or window in this dome that we could open?
Glinda of Oz|L. Frank Baum
The crossing of the nave and transept is covered with a dome carried on squinches, which dates from the first building.