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archaic
: a stately building : mansion
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: a large hemispherical roof or ceiling
3
: a natural formation or structure that resembles the dome or cupola of a building
4
: a form of crystal composed of planes parallel to a lateral axis that meet above in a horizontal edge like a roof
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: an upward fold in rock whose sides dip uniformly in all directions
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: a roofed sports stadium
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: a person's head
domed; doming
: to swell upward or outward like a dome
Examples of dome in a Sentence
Noun
the dome of the Capitol building
The team's new stadium is a dome.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The landscape is lush and mountainous, with waterfalls set alongside granite domes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Three separate decisions The Chiefs’ plan, which state, local and team officials announced late last year, includes a $3 billion, domed stadium in far-west Kansas City, Kansas, and a nearly $1 billion team headquarters and training facility in Olathe.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The landscape is lush and mountainous, with waterfalls set alongside granite domes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
The marbled, frescoed, octagonal room was domed to amplify the sound of a tinkling keys at the center, and hosted regular recitals.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Three separate decisions The Chiefs’ plan, which state, local and team officials announced late last year, includes a $3 billion, domed stadium in far-west Kansas City, Kansas, and a nearly $1 billion team headquarters and training facility in Olathe.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Dome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dome. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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dome
1 of 2 noun1
: a large rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half of a ball
2
: a structure or natural formation that resembles the dome of a building
rock domes
3
: a roofed sports stadium
dome
2 of 2 verb
domed; doming
1
: to cover with or as if with a dome
2
: to form into or swell upward or outward like a dome
Medical Definition
dome
noun
: a rounded-arch element in the wave tracing in an electroencephalogram
the spike and dome pattern characteristic of absence seizures
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