noun
cupola
Cupola (noun) means a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
noun
1
A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
2
A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.
3
An upward-projecting mass of plutonic rock extending from a larger batholith.
4
A solid formed by joining two polygons, one (the base) with twice as many edges as the other, by an alternating band of isosceles triangles and rectangles.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cūpula (“little tub”); from Latin cūpa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over. Doublet of cupula.
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What is the meaning of cupola?
"cupola" (noun) means a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
What are the different meanings of cupola?
"cupola" has 3 main meanings: 1. A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome; 2. A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle; 3. An upward-projecting mass of plutonic rock extending from a larger batholith.