dome
noun
1.
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo.
Phrases
- cheese dome
- chrome dome
- Clingmans Dome
- dome car
- dome light
- dome nut
- dome piece
- dome pit
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