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dome-shaped form
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dome — [dōm] n. [ DOME sense 1 < L domus, house (< IE * domu < base * dem , to build); others < Fr dôme < Prov doma < LL(Ec), roof, building, cathedral < Gr dōma, housetop, house, temple < same IE base: see TIMBER, DOMINATE] 1.… … English World dictionary
Dome — For other uses, see Dome (disambiguation). Domal redirects here. For domal consonants , see Retroflex consonant. Dome of St. Peter s Basilica in Rome crowned by a cupola. Designed primarily by Michelangelo, the dome was not completed until 1590 A … Wikipedia
Dome — • An architectural term often used synonymously with cupola Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dome Dome † … Catholic encyclopedia
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… … Universalium
dome — /doʊm / (say dohm) noun 1. Architecture a. a large, hemispherical, approximately hemispherical, or spheroidal vault, its form produced by rotating an arch on its vertical radius. b. a roof of domical shape. c. a vault or curved roof on a… …
dome fountain — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Dome fountains are hemispherically shaped lava fountains that form when the upward pressure of magma from the conduit below is in approximate equilibrium with the mass of ponded lava through which it passes.… … Glossary of volcanic terms
Onion dome — Onion domes of Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin. An onion dome (Russian: луковичная глава, lúkovichnaya glava) is a dome whose shape resembles the onion, after which they are named. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the… … Wikipedia
Monolithic dome — Example of a Monolithic dome at the Centro de la Familia de Utah Migrant Head Start Center, Genola, Utah. A monolithic dome (from Greek mono and lithic, meaning one stone ) is a structure cast in a one piece form. The form may be permanent or… … Wikipedia
Salt dome — A salt dome is a type of structural dome formed when a thick bed of evaporite minerals (mainly salt, or halite) found at depth intrudes vertically into surrounding rock strata, forming a diapir.The salt that forms these domes was deposited within … Wikipedia
salt dome — noun : a domical anticline in sedimentary rocks having a mass of rock salt as its core and being forced up in plastic form by earth stresses from an underlying bed of salt * * * Geol. a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth s… … Useful english dictionary
salt dome — Geol. a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth s surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools. Cf … Universalium
