Definition of Cupola. Meaning of Cupola. Synonyms of Cupola

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Definition of Cupola

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 Cupola from wikipedia

- architecture, a cupola (/ˈk(j)uːpələ/) is a relatively small, usually dome-like structure on top of a building often crowning a larger roof or dome. Cupolas often...
- 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...
- A cupola or cupola furnace is a melting device used in foundries that can be used to melt cast iron, Ni-resist iron and some bronzes. The cupola can be...
- The Cupola is an ESA-built observatory module of the International Space Station (ISS). Its name derives from the Italian word cupola, which means "dome"...
- In geometry, the square cupola (sometimes called lesser dome) is a cupola with an octagonal base. In the case of all edges being equal in length, it is...
- Stroboscopic cupola was a historical tank cupola design consisting of armoured outer and inner cylinders, both pierced by several regularly spaced vertical...
- geometry, the elongated triangular cupola is a polyhedron constructed from a hexagonal prism by attaching a triangular cupola. It is an example of a Johnson...
- triangular cupola is one of the Johnson solids (J22). It can be constructed by attaching a hexagonal antiprism to the base of a triangular cupola (J3). This...
- elongated pentagonal cupola is one of the Johnson solids (J20). As the name suggests, it can be constructed by elongating a pentagonal cupola (J5) by attaching...