cupola
cupola definition
cu·pola (kyo̵̅o̅′pə lə)
noun
- a rounded roof or ceiling
- a small domelike structure on a roof
- a small furnace for melting metals
- any of various dome-shaped structures
Etymology: It < L cupula, dim. of cupa: see cup
Related Forms:
- cupolaed cu′·po·laed (-ləd) adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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