cu|po|la

cu|po|la «KYOO puh luh», noun, verb, -laed, la|ing.

–n.

1. a rounded roof; dome: »

The Capitol at Washington, D.C. has a cupola.

2. a small dome or tower on a roof, especially a small, often squarish tower on the roof of a barn with louvered sides to let in air.

3. a domelike thing or part.

4. Geology. a domelike rock formation projecting from the upper part of a batholith.

5. a small furnace used mainly for melting iron.

6. = headhouse. (Cf. ↑headhouse)

–v.t.

to construct or furnish with or as if with a cupola or cupolas: »

cupolaed band shell.

╂[< Italian cupola < Late Latin cūpula (diminutive) < Latin cūpa tub, cask. See etym. of doublet cupule. (Cf. ↑cupule)]