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Onion dome A dome whose shape resembles an onion. Order A term for a standard arrangement of architectural features; most often refers to the three traditional classical orders of Western architecture: the Doric order, Ionic order and Corinthian order, though there are others.
Dome of the Church of the Assumption in Carcaixent. The word "cupola" is another word for "dome", and is usually used for a small dome upon a roof or turret. [9] "Cupola" has also been used to describe the inner side of a dome. [10] [ab] The top of a dome is the "crown".
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with H in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
Gable (ridged, dual-pitched, peaked, saddle, pack-saddle, saddleback, [5] span roof [6]): A simple roof design shaped like an inverted V. Cross gabled: The result of joining two or more gabled roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-have: Latin: habere "to have", habitus "habit", habitare "to live (reside)"
Nearly hemispherical, shaped like a cupola or dome. cushion Said of compact, low-growing plants that is found in alpine, subalpine, arctic, or subarctic environments around the world. cusp A hard, pointed tip, stiffer and more formidable than a mucro, hence cuspidate. cuspidate Tipped with a cusp, as with some leaves. cuticle
25.6 83.99 Dome of Soltaniyeh: Soltaniyeh, Iran Persian architects were building double shell domes at the start of the 5th century, but the Dome of Soltaniyeh is the earliest such architecture extant, dating to 1312, over 100 years before Brunelleschi used the same technique to build the dome of Florence Cathedral. This makes the Dome of ...
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).