biodomen.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)dəʊm/, U.S.

/ˈbaɪoʊˌdoʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bio- comb. form, dome n.

Etymology: < bio- comb. form + dome n. Compare earlier biosphere n.

A dome-shaped artificial structure enclosing one or more self-contained ecosystems or living environments. Cf. biosphere n. 2.Originally as the name of a building in Montreal. This was converted from an earlier velodrome (see quot. 1989), which may partly have suggested the new name of the building.

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1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Mar. a22/2 A proposal from the City of Montreal to transform the Velodrome into a ‘biodome’, a natural-science museum featuring displays of animals, insects and plants in their natural habitats.

1992 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 11 Aug. b2 The proliferation of the simulated or contrived environment, manifested by structures such as biodomes or golfodomes, while our..green-spaces are ravaged by developers.

2001 Times 2 Jan. ii. 12/4 The opening of..the astounding futuristic biodomes of the Eden Project in Cornwall.

2003 Guardian 11 Dec. (Life section) 8/5 One of the things I am going to talk about is what we would do if we landed on Mars... Would you start small and have a whole series of biodomes?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	biodome
释义	biodomen. Brit. /ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)dəʊm/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌdoʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bio- comb. form, dome n. Etymology: < bio- comb. form + dome n. Compare earlier biosphere n. A dome-shaped artificial structure enclosing one or more self-contained ecosystems or living environments. Cf. biosphere n. 2.Originally as the name of a building in Montreal. This was converted from an earlier velodrome (see quot. 1989), which may partly have suggested the new name of the building. ΚΠ 1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Mar. a22/2 A proposal from the City of Montreal to transform the Velodrome into a ‘biodome’, a natural-science museum featuring displays of animals, insects and plants in their natural habitats. 1992 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 11 Aug. b2 The proliferation of the simulated or contrived environment, manifested by structures such as biodomes or golfodomes, while our..green-spaces are ravaged by developers. 2001 Times 2 Jan. ii. 12/4 The opening of..the astounding futuristic biodomes of the Eden Project in Cornwall. 2003 Guardian 11 Dec. (Life section) 8/5 One of the things I am going to talk about is what we would do if we landed on Mars... Would you start small and have a whole series of biodomes? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1989
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