The word 'dome' describes a round roof or any object with a similar hemispherical shape. Examples include the dome of a cathedral or the dome of a hill.
dome /do͟ʊm/
1.穹顶;圆屋顶
2.半球形物;圆顶状物
A dome is a round roof. A dome is any object that has a similar shape to a dome.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]半球形物;圆顶状物 A dome is any object that has a similar shape to a dome.
...the dome of the hill.
山丘的圆顶
Oxford
dome/dəʊm; NAmEdoʊm/noun _architecture_comp.jpg _dome.jpg 1a round roof with a circularbase 穹顶;圆屋顶◆the dome of St Paul's Cathedral圣保罗大教堂的穹顶2a thing or a building shaped like a dome圆顶状物;穹状建筑物◆his bald dome of a head他圆溜溜的秃顶3( NAmE) ( in names 用于名称) a sports stadiumwhose roof is shaped like a dome圆顶体育场◆the Houston Astrodome休斯敦阿斯托洛圆顶运动场domedomesdomeddomingdome/dəʊm; NAmEdoʊm/
LDC
domedome /dəʊm $ doʊm/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1dome (1)a round roof on a building2a shape or building like a ball cut in half