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• Cupola (disambiguation) — Cupola, a diminutive of the Latin cupa (barrel) and thus meaning little barrel , is used for dome shaped items, including: An architectural dome element Cupola, a (usually dome shaped) structure located on top of a larger roof or dome (for a roof …   Wikipedia

• Cupola — • A spherical ceiling, or a bowl shaped vault, rising like an inverted cup over a circular, square, or multangular building or any part of it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cupola     Cupola …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cupola (geometry) — For other uses, see cupola (disambiguation). Pentagonal cupola (example) Type Set of cupolas Faces n triangles, n squares 1 n agon, 1 2n agon Edges …   Wikipedia

• Cupola furnace — A cupola furnace in operation at Wayne State University, in Detroit, Michigan 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 made almost any… …   Wikipedia

• Cupola (ISS module) — Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola module of the International Space Station observing the Earth below …   Wikipedia

• Cupola — For other uses, see Cupola (disambiguation). Cupolas on the towers of Montefiascone Cathedral, Italy In architecture, a cupola (pronounced /ˈkjuːpələ/) is a small, most often dome like, structure on top of a building …   Wikipedia

• Cupola (ISS) — The Cupola is an ESA built observatory module of the International Space Station (ISS). Once installed, it will provide ISS crew members with a direct view of robotic operations and docked spacecraft, as well as an observation point for watching… …   Wikipedia

• cupola — /kyooh peuh leuh/, n. 1. Archit. a. a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere. b. a dome, esp. one covering a circular or polygonal area. 2. any of various domelike structures. 3. Metall. a vertical furnace… …   Universalium

• top — n 1. apex, vertex, summit, apogee, Latin, ne plus ultra; pinnacle, peak, crest, heights; tiptop, tip, point, spire. 2. crown, Anat. corona, headpiece, cap; steeple, belfry, cupola, loft, aerie; roof, ceiling, overlay, screen, lid; All Archit.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• cupola — cu|po|la [ˈkju:pələ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: Latin, from cupa; CUP1] a round structure on the top of a building, that is shaped like an upside down bowl ▪ a golden edifice with an onion shaped cupola …   Dictionary of contemporary English