圓頂 — meaning in English

English meaning

• cupola noun A small rounded structure built on top of a roof or dome, mainly for decoration.
• shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
• spire noun A tall, tapering structure that rises to a point, especially on top of a church tower.

Senses

圓頂 is used for these senses in English:

• cupola (architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
• shade (countable) A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
• spire The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit. [from 17th c.]

cupola — full definition

1. noun A small rounded structure built on top of a roof or dome, mainly for decoration.
2. noun A small turret usually fitted to the hatch of an armoured combat vehicle.
3. noun A mass of plutonic rock that projects upwards from a larger batholith.
4. noun A geometric solid made by linking two polygons, the base having twice as many sides as the other, with a ring of isosceles triangles and rectangles alternating between them.

shade — full definition

1. noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
2. noun A particular variation of a color.
3. noun A subtly insulting remark (often "throw shade").
4. verb To block or shield from light.

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