noun
dome
dohm
noun
1
A rounded, hemispherical roof or ceiling.
"Sunlight streamed through the glass dome above the atrium."
"The cathedral's dome can be seen from across the city."
2
Informal: a person's head.
"He scratched his dome, trying to remember the answer."
How to Use Dome
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rounded roof shaped like half a sphere; informally, someone's head.
Common pairings
a glass dome
a domed ceiling
Word Forms
domed past tense, domes plural, Domes plural, domes singular
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Etymology
From Italian duomo, ultimately from Latin domus ecclesiae, "house of the church" — the same root as "domestic."