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cu·po·la C0807800 (kyo͞o′pə-lə) n. 1. Architecture a. A vaulted roof or ceiling. b. A small dome set on a circular or polygonal base or resting on pillars. c. A small structure surmounting a roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and air. 2. A cylindrical shaft type of blast furnace used for remelting metals, usually iron, before casting. 3. A small rounded and domed structure, as for observation, on a tracked, armored vehicle.
[Italian, from Late Latin cūpula, diminutive of Latin cūpa, tub; possibly akin to various words denoting hollow objects across Eurasia, such as Greek kupellon, drinking vessel, goblet, Old Norse húfr, hull of a ship, Old English hȳf, skep, and Sanskrit kūpaḥ, hole.]
cu′po·laed (kyo͞o′pə-ləd) adj. cupola (ˈkjuːpələ) n1. (Architecture) a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome2. (Architecture) a small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof or dome3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a protective dome for a gun on a warship4. (Metallurgy) a vertical air-blown coke-fired cylindrical furnace in which iron is remelted for casting[C16: from Italian, from Late Latin cūpula a small cask, from Latin cūpa tub] cupolated adjcu•po•la (ˈkyu pə lə)
n., pl. -las. 1. a. a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere. b. a dome, esp. one covering a circular or polygonal area. 2. any of various domelike structures. 3. a vertical furnace for melting iron to be cast. [1540–50; < Italian < Latin cūpula=cūp(a) tub + -ula -ule. compare cup] cu′po•laed, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cupola - a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for castingfurnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. | | 2. | cupola - a roof in the form of a domedome - a hemispherical roof |
cupolanoun dome, onion dome The church tower's cupola can be seen above the trees.TranslationsKuppelcúpulacupolagarittatorrettacubilottokoepelбашняглавакуполсводcupolaenUK
cupola1. a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome 2. a small structure, usually domed, on the top of a roof or dome 3. a vertical air-blown coke-fired cylindrical furnace in which iron is remelted for casting CupolaA tower-like device rising from the roof, usually terminating in a miniature dome or turret with a lantern or windows to let light in.    Cupola a decorative crowning piece on church buildings, which in Russian architecture has the shape of a helmet, an onion, a pear, or a similar object. The cupola rests on a round or faceted drum; originally (in stone buildings) it was the external part of the domed top of the drum. The cupola lends to the upper part of the building its characteristic silhouette and picturesqueness, which is enhanced by the cupola’s gilding, coloring, pattern, and material covering (such as tile, lemekh —plowshare-shaped wooden tile—or wrought iron). Cupolas are also found in the architecture of the Caucasus (conical and umbellate cupolas), Middle Asia, India, and some European countries. cupola[′kyü·pə·lə] (geology) An isolated, upward-projecting body of plutonic rock that lies near a larger body; both bodies are presumed to unite at depth. (metallurgy) A vertical cylindrical furnace for melting gray iron for foundry use; the metal, coke, and flux are put into the top of the furnace onto a bed of coke through which air is blown. Also known as furnace cupola. cupola  cupola 1. A domed roof or ceiling. 2. A domed structure, often set on a circular or polygonal base on a roof or set on pillars; often glazed to provide light in the space below, or louvered to provide ventilation in that space.cupolaenUK
cupula [ku´pu-lah] (pl. cu´pulae) (L.) a small, inverted cup or dome-shaped cap over a structure.cu·pu·la, pl. cu·pu·lae (kū'pū-lă, kū'pū-lă), [TA] A cup-shaped or domelike structure. Synonym(s): cupola [L. dim. of cupa, a tub] cu·pu·la (kŭp'ū-lă) [TA] A cup-shaped or domelike structure.
Synonym(s): cupola. [L. dim. of cupa, a tub]cupolaenUK
Related to cupola: cupola furnaceSynonyms for cupolanoun domeSynonymsWords related to cupolanoun a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for castingRelated Wordsnoun a roof in the form of a domeRelated Words |