ALL meanings of doming
dome
D d - noun doming 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 doming any covering thought to resemble the hemispherical vault of a building or room: the great dome of the sky. 1
- noun doming anything shaped like a hemisphere or inverted bowl. 1
- noun doming (in a dam) a semidome having its convex surface toward the impounded water. 1
- noun doming Crystallography. a form having planes that intersect the vertical axis and are parallel to one of the lateral axes. 1
- noun doming Geology. upwarp. 1
- noun doming Also called vistadome. Railroads. a raised, glass-enclosed section of the roof of a passenger car, placed over an elevated section of seats to afford passengers a full view of scenery. 1
- noun doming Horology. an inner cover for the works of a watch, which snaps into the rim of the case. 1
- noun doming a mountain peak having a rounded summit. 1
- noun doming Slang. a person's head: I wish I could get the idea into that thick dome of yours. 1
- verb with object doming to cover with or as if with a dome. 1
- verb with object doming to shape like a dome. 1
- verb without object doming to rise or swell as a dome. 1
- verb doming present participle of dome. 0