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Definition of Cupolas

Cupolas
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.
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 Cupolas from wikipedia

- "angel" seats is also called a cupola. White marble cupolas cap minarets at the Tomb of Jahangir in La****, ****stan Cupolas on the towers of Montefiascone...
- acid refractory lined cupolas a greenish colored slag means the fluxing is proper and adequate. In basic refractory lined cupolas the slag is brown. When...
- 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)...
- 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...
- Stroboscopic cupola was a historical tank cupola design consisting of armoured outer and inner cylinders, both pierced by several regularly spaced vertical...
- Cupola House may refer to: Cupola House, Bury St Edmunds, England Cupola House (Edenton, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina Cupola...
- 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...
- The Girl at the Cupola is a 1912 American silent short film produced by the Selig Polyscope Company. It was directed by Oscar Eagle and featured Kathlyn...
- The cupola sign is seen on a supine chest or abdominal radiograph in the presence of pneumoperitoneum. It refers to dependent air that rises within the...
- figures), analogous to the cupolas. Each one's bases are a Platonic solid and its expansion. Orthobicupola Gyrobicupola Rotunda "cupolas". www.orchidpalms.com...