Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cupola

/ˈkjuːpələ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: cupo-la
IPA: /ˈkjuːpələ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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.

noun

A type of furnace used for smelting.

noun

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

noun

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

Canadian usage; Dated

noun

A body of members of the Sicilian Mafia who make decisions and settle disputes.

Example Sentences

"the light falling dimly through the foggy cupola."
"The stations on the City & South London were small but pretty, with cupolas to accommodate the winding gear of the small and claustrophobic hydraulic lifts."
"The cupola has a small cylindrical chimney-like bore that is lined with a refractory material."
"Cast iron produced in a cupola possesses the following advantages : The cost of melting is low. The control of chemical composition is better. Temperature control is easier. Molten metals can be tapped from the cupola at regular intervals."
"the posterior cupola of the cartilaginous nasal capsule"
"From each anterior cupola there projects forwards the processus prenasalis lateralis inferior."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cūpula (“little tub”); from Latin cūpa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over. Doublet of cupula.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: cupola, cūpula, cūpa

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkjuːpələ/
British English: /ˈkjuːpələ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cupolas (plural) cupolae (plural)

Derived Forms

bicupola cupolaed cupolaman cupolar

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola motorola angola hola loyola pensacola guardiola nola ola

Questions

How do you pronounce cupola?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkjuːpələ/.
What does cupola mean?: A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
Where does cupola come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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