cupola
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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.
A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.
A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works.
A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
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A lightning rod and grounding system connected to the metal cupola roof provides a safe conduit for any lightning strikes.
A rotation of one cupola creates the pseudo rhombi cubocta hedron.
At 2:20 a.m. on the 9th, the cupola of the courthouse collapsed, sending the great bell crashing down. citation Some witnesses reported hearing the sound from a mile away.
His most significant remaining architectural work is the anatomical theatre, which was added to Gustavianum in the 1660s and crowned with the characteristic cupola for which the building is today known.
His official reception under the cupola took place on 22 June 1989, the response to his speech of reception being given by Bertrand Poirot-Delpech.
Inside the cupola was a suite of infrared seekers used for tracking theater ballistic missile launches.