1. A hemispherical roof
   "The cathedral's impressive dome dominated the city skyline"
    
2. A stadium that has a roof
   "The dome allowed for year-round sporting events regardless of weather conditions";
   - domed stadium, covered stadium
    
3. A concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
   "The inverted dome of the ceiling created an unusual acoustic effect"
    
4. [informal] The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
   "he stuck his dome out the window";
   - head, caput [technical], bean [informal], bonce [Brit, informal], noodle [informal], noggin [informal], nob [informal], napper [Brit, informal], skull [informal], nut [informal], melon [informal]

Derived forms: domes

Type of: arena, bowl [N. Amer], concave shape, concavity, external body part, human head, incurvation, incurvature, roof, sports stadium, stadium

Part of: animal, animate being, body, organic structure

Encyclopedia: Dome, Robert