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Noun: dome  dowm
  1. A concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
     
  2. [informal] The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
    - head, caput [technical], bean [informal], bonce [Brit, informal], noodle [informal], noggin [informal], nob [informal], napper [Brit, informal], skull [informal], nut [informal]
     
  3. A stadium that has a roof
    - domed stadium, covered stadium
     
  4. A hemispherical roof

Derived forms: domes

Type of: arena, bowl, concave shape, concavity, external body part, human head, incurvation, incurvature, roof, sports stadium, stadium

Part of: animal, animate being, beast, body, brute, creature, fauna, organic structure

Encyclopedia: Dome, Robert