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.
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
First Known Use: 1513
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Definition of dome
domed
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transitive verb
1 : to cover with a dome
2 : to form into a dome
intransitive verb
: to swell upward or outward like a dome
1876
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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