Dome vs. Cupola

Domenoun

(architecture) a structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere; a cupola

Domenoun

anything shaped like an upset bowl, often used as a cover

Domenoun

(slang) head uppermost part of one's body

Domenoun

(slang) head, oral sex

Domenoun

a building; a house; an edifice

Domenoun

any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building, such as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.

Domenoun

(crystallography) a prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form

Domeverb

(transitive) To give a domed shape to.

Domeverb

To perform fellatio on.

Domenoun

A building; a house; an edifice; - used chiefly in poetry.

Domenoun

A cupola formed on a large scale.

Domenoun

Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.

Domenoun

A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form.

Domenoun

Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision.

Domenoun

a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

Domenoun

informal terms for a human head

Domenoun

a stadium that has a roof

Domenoun

a hemispherical roof

Dome

A dome (from Latin: domus) is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere; there is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a matter of controversy and there are a wide variety of forms and specialized terms to describe them.

Cupolanoun

(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.

Cupolanoun

A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.

Cupolanoun

(geology) An upward-projecting mass of plutonic rock extending from a larger batholith.

Cupolanoun

(geometry) A solid formed by joining two polygons, one (the base) with twice as many edges as the other, by an alternating band of isosceles triangles and rectangles.

Cupolanoun

A type of furnace used for smelting.

Cupolanoun

(anatomy) A small cap over a structure that is shaped like a dome or inverted cup.

Cupolanoun

a small viewing window in the top of the caboose for looking over the train, or the the part of the caboose where one looks through this window.

Cupolanoun

A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome.

Cupolanoun

A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.

Cupolanoun

A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, - used chiefly in foundries and steel works.

Cupolanoun

A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.

Cupolanoun

The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.

Cupolanoun

a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

Cupolanoun

a roof in the form of a dome

Cupola

In architecture, a cupola is a relatively small, most often dome-like, tall structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome.The word derives, via Italian, from lower Latin cupula (classical Latin cupella from Greek κύπελλον kupellon) 'small cup' (Latin cupa) indicating a vault resembling an upside-down cup.