Definition of cupola in English:

cupola

noun ˈkjuːpələˈkjupələ

1A rounded dome forming or adorning a roof or ceiling.
a square tower crowned by a cupola
the gilded cupola was supported by caryatids
Example sentencesExamples
- The scaffolding reaches to the top of the cupola that adorns the roof giving the builders a perch almost 100 feet up.
- When daylight came, already the roof of the dome, with its cupola and lantern, had fallen in, its timbers burning fiercely.
- The cupola and the concrete construction were corroded, the masonry was wet, and plaster work was peeling off.
- It was completed 160 years later in Renaissance style with rendered brickwork and a copper-covered cupola.
- Most manufacturers make their cupolas with copper-cladded roof structures, which are beautiful and blend with virtually any type of roofing.
- The pedestrian approach is softened by brick pavers laid in a radial design reinforcing the centerline of the building and the cupola on the roof.
- The large building is built in the traditional style with barrel vaulted ceilings and cupolas.
- He would say, ' No, enlarge that tower, and let's put two cupolas on top '.
- In the morning from my twelfth-floor hotel room I watch the burning sun come up out of an early mist, lighting the cupolas and copper domes of New Delhi's neo-classical buildings with fire.
- Vents in the facade, the cupolas, and the oculi inside allowed air to circulate throughout the building.
- On one project, the heliodon helped the architects size the overhang on a cupola and observe the effects of clerestory windows on the spaces below.
- And the weathervane-topped cupola's operable windows draw cooling breezes through the interior of the house.
- An octagonal cupola, along with much of the original material, required extensive reconstruction.
- From the age-old cupolas and minarets, vibrant markets to skyscraping buildings and pulsating nightlife, Cairo has it all.
- White walls and the golden cupolas of the churches can be seen clearly against the screen of the blue sky.
- The upward pull of a starry cupola or the mesmerizing allure of a sun-drenched atrium are some obvious examples.
- At times, the flourish over the city of towers and spires, domes, cupolas and pinnacles has an insubstantial visionary quality, seeming detached from the sturdy fabric beneath.
- It has arcades all around, a pavilion at the eastern end has crenellated roof and a cupola of glass mosaic.
- Inside, the leaks were stopped, the floors retiled, and the beautiful stained glass was cleaned and outside you can now look up to fine white verandahs and pretty cupolas.
- An interior staircase is topped by a cupola with skylights.
Synonyms
vault, rotunda, arched roof, arched ceiling
2A gun turret.
Example sentencesExamples
- As he watched, a hatch motored open on the forward gunner's cupola and a helmeted visage favored him with a toothy, wolfish grin.
- The commander's cupola in the centre of the vehicle is equipped with five periscopic sights which give 360° vision.
- The loader has a machine gun, mounted on the cupola.
- Down on the ground he remains at his station within the commander's cupola of his personnel carrier.
- Firing ports are provided for the crews' personal weapons and a machine-gun mounting is fitted on the left turret cupola with an optional machine-gun.
- The crew consists of the driver plus four or three operators in the cupola, a commander, a gun layer and an ammunition loader.
- He was still on alert in his commander's cupola, in his vehicle.
- The commander sat in the turret cupola, looking awfully smug.
- The cupola can also be fitted with panoramic stabilised sight.
- A 7.62-mm machine gun is located on the commander's cupola.
- One of our weapons was the .50 caliber machine gun mounted in an armored cupola atop the turret.
- The vehicle is protected with an armoured superstructure and fitted with an armoured observation cupola.
- Atop the all-welded turret are the commander's cupola (with single hatch cover) on the left and the loader's hatch on the right.
- The driver has three episcopic sights and the commander's observation cupola has five episcopes.
3A cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above.
Example sentencesExamples
- It erected the first cupola furnace in the United States in 1835.
- And after John Wilkinson patented the small, slender, metal-clad cupola furnace in 1794, Founders gained greater control of the remelting process.
- That is probably why its testing of a graphic that explains what a cupola is (a furnace that melts tons of scrap) scored so well with participants.
- The trainees man blast furnaces, or cupolas, in Kawaguchi, a city with a population of 470,000 just north of Tokyo.
- In duplexing, the iron is melted in a cupola or electric arc furnace, and the molten metal is transferred to a coreless or channel-type induction furnace for holding and pouring.

Derivatives

cupolaed

adjectiveˈkjuːpələd

The interior was composed of a large cupolaed cylinder surrounded at its base by eight semi-circular niches cut in the thickness of the wall.
Example sentencesExamples
- Its cupolaed pavilions and trellised balconies formed a good background for the actors.
- An interesting item here was a large, framed photograph of a huge, cupolaed mansion typical of the early 70's.
- And it was a big house, a cupolaed Victorian just across from the post office, built long before the post office, before Main Street extended so far south to the unused railroad tracks.
- At the highest point in town is the cupolaed state capitol, and directly in front of the state capitol is a statue of George Washington.

Origin

Mid 16th century: Italian, from late Latin cupula 'small cask or burying vault', diminutive of cupa 'cask'.

Definition of cupola in US English:

cupola

nounˈkjupələˈkyo͞opələ

1A small dome, especially a small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or ceiling.
Example sentencesExamples
- An octagonal cupola, along with much of the original material, required extensive reconstruction.
- Inside, the leaks were stopped, the floors retiled, and the beautiful stained glass was cleaned and outside you can now look up to fine white verandahs and pretty cupolas.
- The pedestrian approach is softened by brick pavers laid in a radial design reinforcing the centerline of the building and the cupola on the roof.
- The scaffolding reaches to the top of the cupola that adorns the roof giving the builders a perch almost 100 feet up.
- And the weathervane-topped cupola's operable windows draw cooling breezes through the interior of the house.
- From the age-old cupolas and minarets, vibrant markets to skyscraping buildings and pulsating nightlife, Cairo has it all.
- The cupola and the concrete construction were corroded, the masonry was wet, and plaster work was peeling off.
- An interior staircase is topped by a cupola with skylights.
- Most manufacturers make their cupolas with copper-cladded roof structures, which are beautiful and blend with virtually any type of roofing.
- When daylight came, already the roof of the dome, with its cupola and lantern, had fallen in, its timbers burning fiercely.
- In the morning from my twelfth-floor hotel room I watch the burning sun come up out of an early mist, lighting the cupolas and copper domes of New Delhi's neo-classical buildings with fire.
- The upward pull of a starry cupola or the mesmerizing allure of a sun-drenched atrium are some obvious examples.
- He would say, ' No, enlarge that tower, and let's put two cupolas on top '.
- At times, the flourish over the city of towers and spires, domes, cupolas and pinnacles has an insubstantial visionary quality, seeming detached from the sturdy fabric beneath.
- White walls and the golden cupolas of the churches can be seen clearly against the screen of the blue sky.
- It was completed 160 years later in Renaissance style with rendered brickwork and a copper-covered cupola.
- On one project, the heliodon helped the architects size the overhang on a cupola and observe the effects of clerestory windows on the spaces below.
- Vents in the facade, the cupolas, and the oculi inside allowed air to circulate throughout the building.
- The large building is built in the traditional style with barrel vaulted ceilings and cupolas.
- It has arcades all around, a pavilion at the eastern end has crenellated roof and a cupola of glass mosaic.
Synonyms
vault, rotunda, arched roof, arched ceiling
1. 1.1 A gun turret; a small domed hatch above a gun turret on some tanks.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The crew consists of the driver plus four or three operators in the cupola, a commander, a gun layer and an ammunition loader.
  The vehicle is protected with an armoured superstructure and fitted with an armoured observation cupola.
  The commander sat in the turret cupola, looking awfully smug.
  Firing ports are provided for the crews' personal weapons and a machine-gun mounting is fitted on the left turret cupola with an optional machine-gun.
  Down on the ground he remains at his station within the commander's cupola of his personnel carrier.
  The cupola can also be fitted with panoramic stabilised sight.
  The loader has a machine gun, mounted on the cupola.
  The commander's cupola in the centre of the vehicle is equipped with five periscopic sights which give 360° vision.
  He was still on alert in his commander's cupola, in his vehicle.
  As he watched, a hatch motored open on the forward gunner's cupola and a helmeted visage favored him with a toothy, wolfish grin.
  One of our weapons was the .50 caliber machine gun mounted in an armored cupola atop the turret.
  Atop the all-welded turret are the commander's cupola (with single hatch cover) on the left and the loader's hatch on the right.
  A 7.62-mm machine gun is located on the commander's cupola.
  The driver has three episcopic sights and the commander's observation cupola has five episcopes.
2. 1.2 A cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It erected the first cupola furnace in the United States in 1835.
  In duplexing, the iron is melted in a cupola or electric arc furnace, and the molten metal is transferred to a coreless or channel-type induction furnace for holding and pouring.
  That is probably why its testing of a graphic that explains what a cupola is (a furnace that melts tons of scrap) scored so well with participants.
  And after John Wilkinson patented the small, slender, metal-clad cupola furnace in 1794, Founders gained greater control of the remelting process.
  The trainees man blast furnaces, or cupolas, in Kawaguchi, a city with a population of 470,000 just north of Tokyo.

Origin

Mid 16th century: Italian, from late Latin cupula ‘small cask or burying vault’, diminutive of cupa ‘cask’.

单词	cupola
释义	Definition of cupola in English: cupola noun ˈkjuːpələˈkjupələ 1A rounded dome forming or adorning a roof or ceiling. a square tower crowned by a cupola the gilded cupola was supported by caryatids Example sentencesExamples The scaffolding reaches to the top of the cupola that adorns the roof giving the builders a perch almost 100 feet up. When daylight came, already the roof of the dome, with its cupola and lantern, had fallen in, its timbers burning fiercely. The cupola and the concrete construction were corroded, the masonry was wet, and plaster work was peeling off. It was completed 160 years later in Renaissance style with rendered brickwork and a copper-covered cupola. Most manufacturers make their cupolas with copper-cladded roof structures, which are beautiful and blend with virtually any type of roofing. The pedestrian approach is softened by brick pavers laid in a radial design reinforcing the centerline of the building and the cupola on the roof. The large building is built in the traditional style with barrel vaulted ceilings and cupolas. He would say, ' No, enlarge that tower, and let's put two cupolas on top '. In the morning from my twelfth-floor hotel room I watch the burning sun come up out of an early mist, lighting the cupolas and copper domes of New Delhi's neo-classical buildings with fire. Vents in the facade, the cupolas, and the oculi inside allowed air to circulate throughout the building. On one project, the heliodon helped the architects size the overhang on a cupola and observe the effects of clerestory windows on the spaces below. And the weathervane-topped cupola's operable windows draw cooling breezes through the interior of the house. An octagonal cupola, along with much of the original material, required extensive reconstruction. From the age-old cupolas and minarets, vibrant markets to skyscraping buildings and pulsating nightlife, Cairo has it all. White walls and the golden cupolas of the churches can be seen clearly against the screen of the blue sky. The upward pull of a starry cupola or the mesmerizing allure of a sun-drenched atrium are some obvious examples. At times, the flourish over the city of towers and spires, domes, cupolas and pinnacles has an insubstantial visionary quality, seeming detached from the sturdy fabric beneath. It has arcades all around, a pavilion at the eastern end has crenellated roof and a cupola of glass mosaic. Inside, the leaks were stopped, the floors retiled, and the beautiful stained glass was cleaned and outside you can now look up to fine white verandahs and pretty cupolas. An interior staircase is topped by a cupola with skylights. Synonyms vault, rotunda, arched roof, arched ceiling 2A gun turret. Example sentencesExamples As he watched, a hatch motored open on the forward gunner's cupola and a helmeted visage favored him with a toothy, wolfish grin. The commander's cupola in the centre of the vehicle is equipped with five periscopic sights which give 360° vision. The loader has a machine gun, mounted on the cupola. Down on the ground he remains at his station within the commander's cupola of his personnel carrier. Firing ports are provided for the crews' personal weapons and a machine-gun mounting is fitted on the left turret cupola with an optional machine-gun. The crew consists of the driver plus four or three operators in the cupola, a commander, a gun layer and an ammunition loader. He was still on alert in his commander's cupola, in his vehicle. The commander sat in the turret cupola, looking awfully smug. The cupola can also be fitted with panoramic stabilised sight. A 7.62-mm machine gun is located on the commander's cupola. One of our weapons was the .50 caliber machine gun mounted in an armored cupola atop the turret. The vehicle is protected with an armoured superstructure and fitted with an armoured observation cupola. Atop the all-welded turret are the commander's cupola (with single hatch cover) on the left and the loader's hatch on the right. The driver has three episcopic sights and the commander's observation cupola has five episcopes. 3A cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above. Example sentencesExamples It erected the first cupola furnace in the United States in 1835. And after John Wilkinson patented the small, slender, metal-clad cupola furnace in 1794, Founders gained greater control of the remelting process. That is probably why its testing of a graphic that explains what a cupola is (a furnace that melts tons of scrap) scored so well with participants. The trainees man blast furnaces, or cupolas, in Kawaguchi, a city with a population of 470,000 just north of Tokyo. In duplexing, the iron is melted in a cupola or electric arc furnace, and the molten metal is transferred to a coreless or channel-type induction furnace for holding and pouring. Derivatives cupolaed adjectiveˈkjuːpələd The interior was composed of a large cupolaed cylinder surrounded at its base by eight semi-circular niches cut in the thickness of the wall. Example sentencesExamples Its cupolaed pavilions and trellised balconies formed a good background for the actors. An interesting item here was a large, framed photograph of a huge, cupolaed mansion typical of the early 70's. And it was a big house, a cupolaed Victorian just across from the post office, built long before the post office, before Main Street extended so far south to the unused railroad tracks. At the highest point in town is the cupolaed state capitol, and directly in front of the state capitol is a statue of George Washington. Origin Mid 16th century: Italian, from late Latin cupula 'small cask or burying vault', diminutive of cupa 'cask'. Definition of cupola in US English: cupola nounˈkjupələˈkyo͞opələ 1A small dome, especially a small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or ceiling. Example sentencesExamples An octagonal cupola, along with much of the original material, required extensive reconstruction. Inside, the leaks were stopped, the floors retiled, and the beautiful stained glass was cleaned and outside you can now look up to fine white verandahs and pretty cupolas. The pedestrian approach is softened by brick pavers laid in a radial design reinforcing the centerline of the building and the cupola on the roof. The scaffolding reaches to the top of the cupola that adorns the roof giving the builders a perch almost 100 feet up. And the weathervane-topped cupola's operable windows draw cooling breezes through the interior of the house. From the age-old cupolas and minarets, vibrant markets to skyscraping buildings and pulsating nightlife, Cairo has it all. The cupola and the concrete construction were corroded, the masonry was wet, and plaster work was peeling off. An interior staircase is topped by a cupola with skylights. Most manufacturers make their cupolas with copper-cladded roof structures, which are beautiful and blend with virtually any type of roofing. When daylight came, already the roof of the dome, with its cupola and lantern, had fallen in, its timbers burning fiercely. In the morning from my twelfth-floor hotel room I watch the burning sun come up out of an early mist, lighting the cupolas and copper domes of New Delhi's neo-classical buildings with fire. The upward pull of a starry cupola or the mesmerizing allure of a sun-drenched atrium are some obvious examples. He would say, ' No, enlarge that tower, and let's put two cupolas on top '. At times, the flourish over the city of towers and spires, domes, cupolas and pinnacles has an insubstantial visionary quality, seeming detached from the sturdy fabric beneath. White walls and the golden cupolas of the churches can be seen clearly against the screen of the blue sky. It was completed 160 years later in Renaissance style with rendered brickwork and a copper-covered cupola. On one project, the heliodon helped the architects size the overhang on a cupola and observe the effects of clerestory windows on the spaces below. Vents in the facade, the cupolas, and the oculi inside allowed air to circulate throughout the building. The large building is built in the traditional style with barrel vaulted ceilings and cupolas. It has arcades all around, a pavilion at the eastern end has crenellated roof and a cupola of glass mosaic. Synonyms vault, rotunda, arched roof, arched ceiling 1.1 A gun turret; a small domed hatch above a gun turret on some tanks. Example sentencesExamples The crew consists of the driver plus four or three operators in the cupola, a commander, a gun layer and an ammunition loader. The vehicle is protected with an armoured superstructure and fitted with an armoured observation cupola. The commander sat in the turret cupola, looking awfully smug. Firing ports are provided for the crews' personal weapons and a machine-gun mounting is fitted on the left turret cupola with an optional machine-gun. Down on the ground he remains at his station within the commander's cupola of his personnel carrier. The cupola can also be fitted with panoramic stabilised sight. The loader has a machine gun, mounted on the cupola. The commander's cupola in the centre of the vehicle is equipped with five periscopic sights which give 360° vision. He was still on alert in his commander's cupola, in his vehicle. As he watched, a hatch motored open on the forward gunner's cupola and a helmeted visage favored him with a toothy, wolfish grin. One of our weapons was the .50 caliber machine gun mounted in an armored cupola atop the turret. Atop the all-welded turret are the commander's cupola (with single hatch cover) on the left and the loader's hatch on the right. A 7.62-mm machine gun is located on the commander's cupola. The driver has three episcopic sights and the commander's observation cupola has five episcopes. 1.2 A cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above. Example sentencesExamples It erected the first cupola furnace in the United States in 1835. In duplexing, the iron is melted in a cupola or electric arc furnace, and the molten metal is transferred to a coreless or channel-type induction furnace for holding and pouring. That is probably why its testing of a graphic that explains what a cupola is (a furnace that melts tons of scrap) scored so well with participants. And after John Wilkinson patented the small, slender, metal-clad cupola furnace in 1794, Founders gained greater control of the remelting process. The trainees man blast furnaces, or cupolas, in Kawaguchi, a city with a population of 470,000 just north of Tokyo. Origin Mid 16th century: Italian, from late Latin cupula ‘small cask or burying vault’, diminutive of cupa ‘cask’.
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