| 单词 | dome |
| 释义 | dome —domelike, adj. /dohm/, n. , v. , domed, doming. n. 1. Archit. a. 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. b. a domical roof or ceiling. c. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof. 2. any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room: the great dome of the sky. 3. anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl. 4. (in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water. 5. Crystall. a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes. 6. Geol. upwarp. 7. 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. 8. Horol. an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case. 9. a mountain peak having a rounded summit. 10. Slang. a person's head: I wish I could get the idea into that thick dome of yours. v.t. 11. to cover with or as if with a dome. 12. to shape like a dome. v.i. 13. to rise or swell as a dome. [1505-15; < MF dome < It duomo < ML domus (Dei) house (of God), church; akin to TIMBER] |
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