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n. (shape) | 1. dome | a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward. |
| ~ concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | a shape that curves or bends inward. |
n. (body) | 2. attic, bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle | informal terms for a human head. |
| ~ human head | the head of a human being. |
n. (artifact) | 3. covered stadium, dome, domed stadium | a stadium that has a roof. |
| ~ sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments. |
n. (artifact) | 4. dome | a hemispherical roof. |
| ~ astrodome | a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations. |
| ~ cupola | a roof in the form of a dome. |
| ~ geodesic dome | a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller. |
| ~ onion dome | a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture. |
| ~ pressure dome | a dome-shaped building that is pressurized. |
| ~ roof | a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building. |
| ~ whispering dome, whispering gallery | a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points. |
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