English-Thai Dictionary

cupola

N หลังคา ทรง โดม  dome lang-ka-song-dom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUPOLA

n.In architecture, a spherical vault on the top of an edifice; a dome, or the round top of a dome.

 

CUPOLAID

a.Having a cupola. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CUPOLA

Cu "po *la (k "p-l ), n.; pl. Cupolas (-l. Etym: [It. cupola, LL. cupula, cuppula (cf. L. cupula little tub ). fr. cupa, cuppa, cup; cf. L. cupa tub. So called on account of its resemblance to a cup turned over. See Cup, and cf. Cupule. ]

 

1. (Arch. )

 

Defn: 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. )

 

Defn: The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cupola

cu po la |ˈkyo͞opələ ˈkjupələ | ▶noun a small dome, esp. a small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or ceiling. • a gun turret; a small domed hatch above a gun turret on some tanks. • (also cupola furnace ) a cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above. DERIVATIVES cu po laed adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Italian, from late Latin cupula ‘small cask or burying vault, ’ diminutive of cupa ‘cask. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

cupola

cupola |ˈkjuːpələ | ▶noun 1 a rounded dome forming or adorning a roof or ceiling. 2 a gun turret. 3 (also cupola furnace ) a cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above. DERIVATIVES cupolaed |-ləd |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: Italian, from late Latin cupula ‘small cask or burying vault ’, diminutive of cupa ‘cask ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cupola

cupola noun See dome. USAGE cupola, copula Cupola = an arched or domed roof, as on an astronomical observatory. Copula = (1 ) a linking verb, such as be, feel, or seem, that expresses a state of being rather than action; or (2 ) a link or connection in general —e.g.: “This is the age of parsing, a word that once referred to the grammatical analysis of sentences. Now it means playing games with words, as Bill Clinton did with the copula ‘is ’ in worming his way out of charges of illicit copulation. ” ( San Francisco Chronicle; Aug. 31, 2001.) Copula wrongly displaces cupola fairly often, probably by writers not versed in architecture —e.g.: “Each has its own copula [read cupola ], Boston Gables, as well as numerous peaks with windows galore, all topped by a metal roof. ” (Times-Picayune [New Orleans ]; Sept. 30, 2001.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cupola

cu po la /kjúːp (ə )lə /〖＜イタリア 〗名詞 C ｟かたく ｠1 丸屋根 ; (屋根の上に突き出た )小円塔 [ドーム ](dome ).2 溶銑 （ようせん ）炉 (cupola furnace ).3 〘軍 〙(軍艦 要塞 （ようさい ）戦車の )展望塔 .