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tholus

tholus noun: a small domical mountain or hill.

Noun

tholus (plural tholi)

  1. A small domical mountain or hill.
    • Hecates Tholus is a Martian volcano.
  2. A round building, dome, or cupola.
    Synonyms:
    thole
  3. Part of the apical structure of the asci of some lichen species.

Synonyms of tholus

Forms of tholus

pluraltholi

Origin of tholus

From Latin tholus (“dome, rotunda”). Doublet of tholos.

Questions about tholus

What does tholus mean?
Tholus means a small domical mountain or hill.
What part of speech is tholus?
Tholus is a noun.
What is the plural of tholus?
The plural of tholus is tholi.

Words near tholus in the dictionary

  1. tholsels
  2. tholtan
  3. tholtans
  4. tholthan
  5. tholthans
  6. tholus
  7. Thom
  8. Thomaean
  9. Thomaeans
  10. Thomaism
  11. Thomann

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