Thesaurus: cupola

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1. n. A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome.
2. n. A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.
3. n. A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works.
4. n. A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
5. n. The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
6. n. a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
7. n. a roof in the form of a dome
8. 1. (Arch.) A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a celing having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome. 2. A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern. 3. A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works. 4. A revoling shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance. 5. (Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
9. A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also,a celing having the same form. When on a large scale it is usuallycalled dome.
10. n:100 n. a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting n. a roof in the form of a dome