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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUPOLA, n. In architecture, a spherical vault on the top of an edifice; a dome, or the round top of a dome.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
2: a roof in the form of a dome

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Italian, from Latin cupula, diminutive of cupa tub Date: 1549 1. a. a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling b. a small structure built on top of a roof 2. a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom 3. a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose • cupolaed adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a rounded dome forming a roof or ceiling. b a small rounded dome adorning a roof. 2 a revolving dome protecting mounted guns on a warship or in a fort. 3 (in full cupola-furnace) a furnace for melting metals. Derivatives: cupolaed adj. Etymology: It. f. LL cupula dimin. of cupa cask

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cupolas) A cupola is a roof or part of a roof that is shaped like a dome. (FORMAL) = dome N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

antenna tower, apse, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof, archway, barbican, belfry, bell tower, camber, campanile, ceilinged roof, colossus, column, concameration, concha, cove, derrick, dome, fire tower, geodesic dome, igloo, keystone, lantern, lighthouse, martello, martello tower, mast, minaret, monument, obelisk, observation tower, ogive, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, pole, pylon, pyramid, shaft, skewback, skyscraper, span, spire, standpipe, steeple, stupa, television mast, tope, tour, tower, turret, vault, vaulting, voussoir, water tower, windmill tower