dome
noun/dəʊm/
/dəʊm/
- a round roof with a circular base
enlarge image穹顶 - the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral
圣保罗大教堂的穹顶
- the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral
- a thing or a building that is like a dome in shape
圆顶状物；穹状建筑物 - his bald dome of a head
他圆溜溜的秃顶
- his bald dome of a head
- (North American English) (in names) a sports stadium whose roof is shaped like a dome
圆顶体育场 - the Houston Astrodome
休斯敦阿斯托洛圆顶运动场
- the Houston Astrodome
Word Originearly 16th cent. (originally referring to a stately building): from Latin domus; other senses are via French dôme, from Italian duomo ‘cathedral, dome’.