domed

dome

dome

D0331900 (dōm)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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[From French dôme, dome, cathedral (from Italian duomo, cathedral, from Latin domus, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots) and from French dôme, roof (from Provençal doma, from Greek dōma, house; see dem- in Indo-European roots).]

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dom′al (dō′məl) adj.

domed

(dəʊmd) adj1. constructed with a hemispherical form: a domed ceiling. 2. shaped like a hemispherical form: his domed head.

domed

(doʊmd)

adj. having or shaped like a dome. [1765–75]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

domed - having a hemispherical vault or domevaultedrounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

Translations

圆顶的

dome

(doum) noun a roof shaped like half a ball. the dome of the cathedral. 圓屋頂 圆屋顶domed adjective having or resembling a dome. a domed forehead. 圓頂的 圆顶的