dome
/dəʊm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.90 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
noun
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.
noun
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.
noun
A geological feature consisting of symmetrical anticlines that intersect where each one reaches its apex.
Example Sentences
- "geodesic dome"
- "a cake dome"
- "lava dome"
- "The heatwave, caused by what meteorologists described as a dome of high pressure, extends from California up through areas in Canada’s Arctic territories and was worsened by the human-caused climate crisis."
- "Was he in trouble, half a ton of rubble landed on the top of his dome."
- "Trapping ain't dead, the nitty still clucking and ringing my phone Chilling with bro, talking ’bout money, dough to the dome"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Informal
- Slang
- Obsolete
- Transitive verb
- Colloquial
- American usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.