English Dictionary

cupola

/ˈkjuːpələ/

noun

(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome. / (military, railroad) A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.

The cupola of the cathedral is adorned with beautiful stained glass windows.

意味（1）

(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.

the light falling dimly through the foggy cupola.

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(military, railroad) A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.

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(geology) An upward-projecting mass of plutonic rock extending from a larger batholith.

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(geometry) A solid formed by joining two polygons, one (the base) with twice as many edges as the other, by an alternating band of isosceles triangles and rectangles.

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A type of furnace used for smelting.

The cupola has a small cylindrical chimney-like bore that is lined with a refractory material.

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(anatomy) A small cap over a structure that is shaped like a dome or inverted cup.

the posterior cupola of the cartilaginous nasal capsule

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(railways, Canada, dated) a small viewing window in the top of the caboose for looking over the train, or the part of the caboose where one looks through this window.