Cupola

  • 11cupola — ► NOUN 1) a rounded dome forming or adorning a roof or ceiling. 2) a gun turret. 3) a cylindrical furnace for refining metals. ORIGIN Latin cupula small cask …

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  • 12cupola — [kyo͞o′pə lə] n. [It < L cupula, dim. of cupa: see CUP] 1. a rounded roof or ceiling 2. a small domelike structure on a roof 3. a small furnace for melting metals 4. any of various dome shaped structures cupolaed [kyo͞o′pələd] adj …

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  • 13Cupola — For other uses, see Cupola (disambiguation). Cupolas on the towers of Montefiascone Cathedral, Italy In architecture, a cupola (pronounced /ˈkjuːpələ/) is a small, most often dome like, structure on top of a building …

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  • 14cupola — cù·po·la s.f. 1. TS arch. volta di copertura di un edificio, spec. chiese o altri monumenti a pianta circolare e con sezione a semicerchio, a parabola o ovoidale: la cupola del Pantheon | estens., ogni volta di copertura a pianta ellittica o… …

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  • 15cupola — {{hw}}{{cupola}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 (arch.) Volta molto rialzata a pianta circolare, ellittica o poligonale per copertura di vasti ambienti. 2 Tetto generalmente emisferico, girevole e apribile: la cupola di un osservatorio astronomico. 3 (est.)… …

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  • 16cupola — /kyooh peuh leuh/, n. 1. Archit. a. a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere. b. a dome, esp. one covering a circular or polygonal area. 2. any of various domelike structures. 3. Metall. a vertical furnace… …

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  • 17cupola — UK [ˈkjuːpələ] / US [ˈkjupələ] noun [countable] Word forms cupola : singular cupola plural cupolas a part of a roof shaped like half a ball, often covered in shiny metal …

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  • 18cupola —    A hemispheric hill of limestone [10].    See also cone karst; cupola karst; mogote; pinnacle karst; tower karst.    Synonyms: (French.) cupole; (German.) Halbkugel …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 19cupola — cu|po|la [ˈkju:pələ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: Latin, from cupa; CUP1] a round structure on the top of a building, that is shaped like an upside down bowl ▪ a golden edifice with an onion shaped cupola …

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  • 20cupola — [[t]kju͟ːpələ[/t]] cupolas N COUNT A cupola is a roof or part of a roof that is shaped like a dome. [FORMAL] Syn: dome …

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