cupola

[ kyoo-puh-luh ]

/ ˈkyu pə lə /

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noun

Architecture.

a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.

any of various domelike structures.

Metallurgy. a vertical furnace for melting iron to be cast.

Origin of cupola

1540–50; <Italian <Latin cūpula, equivalent to cūp(a) tub + -ula-ule. Cf. cup

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cupola

copula, cupola

Words nearby cupola

Cupid's arrows, Cupid's bow, Cupid's-dart, cup of Elijah, cup of tea, cupola, cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper, cupping

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Example sentences from the Web for cupola

From my pit I could look back and see the cupola of the Seminary--could see through the cupola from one window to the other.
Who Goes There?|Blackwood Ketcham Benson
One hundred and sixty-eight steps lead to the lantern of the cupola, which is of wood, and covered with copper.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
In the cupola are inscribed the following words from the Koran: "God is the light of the heavens and the earth."
Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow|Eliza R. Snow Smith
The cupola is one of the most striking features of the house.
Historic Shrines of America|John T. (John Thomson) Faris

This cupola will be glazed at the upper part, while the lower part will be covered with zinc.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cupola

cupola

/ (ˈkjuːpələ) /

noun

a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome

a small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof or dome

a protective dome for a gun on a warship

a vertical air-blown coke-fired cylindrical furnace in which iron is remelted for casting

Derived forms of cupola

cupolated (ˈkjuːpəˌleɪtɪd), adjective

Word Origin for cupola

C16: from Italian, from Late Latin cūpula a small cask, from Latin cūpa tub

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for cupola

cupola

[ (kyooh-puh-luh) ]

A small ornamental structure rising from a roof. Cupolas are often dome shaped.

Medical definitions for cupola

cupola

[ kyōō′pə-lə ]

n.

A cup-shaped or domelike structure.

单词	cupola
释义	cupola [ kyoo-puh-luh ] / ˈkyu pə lə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cupola ON THESAURUS.COM noun Architecture. a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere. a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area. any of various domelike structures. Metallurgy. a vertical furnace for melting iron to be cast. Origin of cupola 1540–50; <Italian <Latin cūpula, equivalent to cūp(a) tub + -ula-ule. Cf. cup WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cupola copula, cupola Words nearby cupola Cupid's arrows, Cupid's bow, Cupid's-dart, cup of Elijah, cup of tea, cupola, cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper, cupping Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cupola From my pit I could look back and see the cupola of the Seminary--could see through the cupola from one window to the other. Who Goes There?\|Blackwood Ketcham Benson One hundred and sixty-eight steps lead to the lantern of the cupola, which is of wood, and covered with copper. Travels Through North America, v. 1-2\|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach In the cupola are inscribed the following words from the Koran: "God is the light of the heavens and the earth." Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow\|Eliza R. Snow Smith The cupola is one of the most striking features of the house. Historic Shrines of America\|John T. (John Thomson) Faris This cupola will be glazed at the upper part, while the lower part will be covered with zinc. Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cupola cupola / (ˈkjuːpələ) / noun a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome a small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof or dome a protective dome for a gun on a warship a vertical air-blown coke-fired cylindrical furnace in which iron is remelted for casting Derived forms of cupola cupolated (ˈkjuːpəˌleɪtɪd), adjective Word Origin for cupola C16: from Italian, from Late Latin cūpula a small cask, from Latin cūpa tub Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cupola vault, belfry, lantern Cultural definitions for cupola cupola [ (kyooh-puh-luh) ] A small ornamental structure rising from a roof. Cupolas are often dome shaped. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for cupola cupola [ kyōō′pə-lə ] n. A cup-shaped or domelike structure. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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cupola

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noun

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