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rotunda Definition

ro·tunda (rō tun′də)

noun

a round building, hall, or room, esp. one with a dome

Etymology: It rotonda < L rotunda, fem. of rotundus: see rotund

rotunda Synonyms

rotunda

n.

arcade, cupola, dome; see building 1, dome 1.

rotunda Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dome: The prince commissioned the architect Henry Holland to enlarge his house into a classical building with a domed rotunda.
  • build: Temple of Fame Further along is the Temple of Fame, a rotunda built around 1770.

Adjective modifier

  • central: The original factory was a very nice 1930's style building with a central rotunda.
  • new: The new rotunda of St John the Baptist in Xewkija has one of the largest spans in Europe.
  • Anglo-Saxon: A forthcoming research project aims to reveal an Anglo-Saxon rotunda, possibly that founded by Earl Leofric, the husband of Lady Godiva.
  • elegant: The elegant rotundas at the corners of the front yards actually house inmates ' privies.

Modifies a noun

  • building: It will be a semi- rotunda building, showing a view of part of the Cardiff Bay space.
  • grave: The second coincides with dates for burials from both the ruined ( western ) passage grave and the early rotunda grave.

Noun used with modifier

glass: However, it will be not a timber replica but a transparent glass rotunda designed by Lord Foster of Thames Bank.