Definition of dome
1 archaic : a stately building : mansion
2 : a large hemispherical roof or ceiling
3 : a natural formation or structure that resembles the dome or cupola of a building
4 : a form of crystal composed of planes parallel to a lateral axis that meet above in a horizontal edge like a roof
5 : an upward fold in rock whose sides dip uniformly in all directions
6 : a roofed sports stadium
7 : a person's head
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Examples of dome in a Sentence
the dome of the Capitol building
The team's new stadium is a dome.
Recent Examples of dome from the Web
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The dome of high pressure is expected to weaken and move to the east over the weekend.
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In the video, the Arkansas Capitol dome can be seen lit against the night sky as the Dodge Dart accelerates … ‘
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The mosque’s arches and domes were shattered chunks of stone.
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Secret Hideaway: Tvísöngur: an amazing sculpture of concrete domes, seen as a visualization of the Icelandic five-tone-harmony musical tradition.
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Montreal’s legacy, along with Habitat, is a massive geodesic dome on Île-Sainte-Hélène, designed by Buckminster Fuller, which served as the American pavilion in 1967.
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The city tore down the former Natural Ovens dome, which was abandoned in 2012, after receiving it from Porter County in February 2014.
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Four of the five brightest stars currently seen from Earth are readily visible in the celestial dome.
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The sphere at the top will stand about 59 feet tall, putting the top of the dome 499 feet above the street.
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Origin and Etymology of dome
French, Italian, & Latin; French dôme dome, cathedral, from Italian duomo cathedral, from Medieval Latin domus church, from Latin, house; akin to Greek domos house, Sanskrit dam
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Definition of dome
domed
;doming
transitive verb
1 : to cover with a dome
2 : to form into a dome
intransitive verb
: to swell upward or outward like a dome
First Known Use of dome
1876
DOME Defined for English Language Learners
dome
playDefinition of dome for English Language Learners
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: a large rounded roof or ceiling that is shaped like half of a ball
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: a structure that looks like the dome of a building
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: a stadium that is covered by a roof
DOME Defined for Kids
dome
playDefinition of dome for Students
1 : a rounded top or roof that looks like half of a ball
2 : a rounded structure An igloo is a dome of ice.
Medical Dictionary
dome
playMedical Definition of dome
: a rounded-arch element in the wave tracing in an electroencephalogram the spike and dome pattern characteristic of absence seizures
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