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domed

domed
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dohmd]
    • /doʊmd/
    • /dəʊmd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dohmd]
    • /doʊmd/

Definitions of domed word

  • adjective domed shaped like a dome: a domed forehead. 1
  • adjective domed having a dome: a domed roof. 1
  • noun domed Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof. 1
  • noun domed any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room: the great dome of the sky. 1
  • noun domed anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl. 1
  • noun domed (in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water. 1

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Origin of domed

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; dome + -ed3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Domed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

domed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

domed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for domed

adj domed

  • curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
  • rounded — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • bowed — Something that is bowed is curved.
  • vaulted — constructed or covered with a vault, as a building or chamber.

adjective domed

  • hemispherical — having the form of a hemisphere.
  • round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.

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