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onion dome

onion dome noun: an onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture.

onion dome: an onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture
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Noun

onion dome (plural onion domes)

  1. An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture
    • an onion dome may have a shape that is somewhat more than a half sphere and may be pointed at the top1993, Leland M. Roth, Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning, page 523
    • The characteristic bulging onion dome, which is a signature of Russian [church] architecture, came into being to shed heavy snow.2001, Carol Strickland, Amy Handy, Patty Brown, The Annotated Arch: A Crash Course in the History of Architecture, page 36

onion dome meaning in Thai

onion dome in Thai

onion-shaped dome
โดมหัวหอม dohm hŭa hŏm

Forms of onion dome

pluralonion domes

Words formed from onion dome

  • onion-domed

Questions about onion dome

What does onion dome mean?
Onion dome means an onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture.
What is onion dome in Thai?
Onion dome in Thai is โดมหัวหอม (dohm hŭa hŏm). See Onion dome meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is onion dome?
Onion dome is a noun.
What is the plural of onion dome?
The plural of onion dome is onion domes.

Words near onion dome in the dictionary

  1. onion bottle
  2. onion bottles
  3. onion bread
  4. onion breads
  5. onion couch
  6. onion dome
  7. onion domes
  8. onion fish
  9. onion fishes
  10. onion flies
  11. onion flute

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