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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 — Domes are hemispherical vaults, first introduced in large scale by the Romans. The architects of the Byzantine era pioneered an effective method of construction entailing the use of pendentives that transfer the weight of the dome to the piers … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Dome — • An architectural term often used synonymously with cupola Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dome Dome † … Catholic encyclopedia
dome´like´ — dome «dohm», noun, verb, domed, dom|ing. –n. 1. a large, rounded roof or ceiling on a circular or many sided base; cupola: »Nearly every state capitol has a dome. 2. anything shaped like a dome; something high and rounded: »the dome of the sky,… … Useful english dictionary
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 — ► NOUN 1) a rounded vault forming the roof of a building, typically with a circular base. 2) a sports stadium or other building with a domed roof. 3) informal the top of the head. DERIVATIVES domed adjective domical adjective. ORIGIN Italian… … English terms dictionary
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 — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A steep sided mass of viscous (doughy) lava extruded from a volcanic vent (often circular in plane view) and spiny, rounded, or flat on top. Its surface is often rough and blocky as a result of fragmentation of … Glossary of volcanic terms
dome — [[t]doʊm[/t]] n. v. domed, dom•ing 1) archit. a) a vault, having a circular plan and usu. 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,… … From formal English to slang
Dome (mathematics) — In mathematics, a dome is a closed geometrical surface which can be obtained by sectioning off a portion of a sphere with an intersecting plane. It consists of two parts: (1) a flat disk, which is joined to (2) a convex surface whose curvature is … Wikipedia
Dome (geology) — The Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert, Africa, is a true dome. In structural geology, a dome is a deformational feature consisting of symmetrically dipping anticlines; their general outline on a geologic map is circular or oval. The strata in … Wikipedia
