Definition of Cupola. Meaning of Cupola. Synonyms of Cupola

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Definition of Cupola

Cupola
Cupola Cu"po*la (k?"p?-l?), n.; pl. Cupolas (-l?z). [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.) 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. 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 revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance. 5. (Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.

Meaning of Cupola from wikipedia

- In architecture, a cupola (/ˈk(j)uːpələ/) is a relatively small, most often dome-like, tall structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout...
- Cupola may also refer to: Cupola (cave formation), a recess in the ceiling of a lava tube Cupola (geology), a type of igneous rock intrusion Cupola (geometry)...
- Stroboscopic cupola was a historical tank cupola design consisting of armoured outer and inner cylinders, both pierced by several regularly spaced vertical...
- A cupola or cupola furnace is a melting device used in foundries that can be used to melt cast iron, Ni-resist iron and some bronzes. The cupola can be...
- The Cupola gecko (Mokopirirakau "cupola") is a species of gecko. Cupola is not its official scientific name; it is yet to be authorised as a separate...
- lead-acid storage battery when the train was in motion. The addition of the cupola, a lookout post atop the car, was introduced in 1863. Coal or wood was originally...
- The Cupola is an ESA-built observatory module of the International Space Station (ISS). Its name derives from the Italian word cupola, which means "dome"...
- triangular cupola is the cupola with hexagon as its base and triangle as its top. If the edges are equal in length, the triangular cupola is the Johnson...
- turret, or sub-turret set on top of a larger one, is called a cupola. The term cupola is also used for a rotating turret that carries a sighting device...
- Cupola House may refer to: Cupola House, Bury St Edmunds, England Cupola House (Edenton, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina Cupola...