- 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. - A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern. - A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large
quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works. - A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance. - The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
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