dome
English Thesaurus
1. a hemispherical roof (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | roof, |
| definition | : | a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | astrodome, |
| definition | : | a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cupola, |
| definition | : | a roof in the form of a dome (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | geodesic dome, |
| definition | : | a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | onion dome, |
| definition | : | a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pressure dome, |
| definition | : | a dome-shaped building that is pressurized (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | whispering dome, whispering gallery, |
| definition | : | a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points (noun.artifact) |
2. a stadium that has a roof (noun.artifact)
3. informal terms for a human head (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | human head, |
| definition | : | the head of a human being (noun.body) |
4. a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward (noun.shape)
5. informal terms for a human head (noun.body)
| derivation | : | bean, |
| definition | : | hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bean, |
| definition | : | hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact) |
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