Definition of Onion dome

1. Noun. A dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture.

Generic synonyms: Dome

Definition of Onion dome

1. Noun. (architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Onion Dome

onhand
onhanger
onhold
oni
onia
onie
onigiri
oniochalasia
oniomania
onion
onion bagel
onion bodies
onion bread
onion bulb neuropathy
onion dome
onion domes
onion louse
onion mildew
onion plant
onion ring
onion rings
onion roll
onion salt
onion skinning
onion smut
onion stem
onion straw
onion straws

Literary usage of Onion dome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Furthermore the (5) Samples were prepared under high vacuum in usual nmr tubes designed with an "onion-dome" bulb containing the alkali metal mirror. ..."

2. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume II of II by Yoel Natan (2006)
"Left: the cross and crescent are on a single onion dome; right: the cross is on a taller dome and the crescent is on a shorter dome. ..."

3. The Architecture and Planning of Classical Moscow: A Cultural History by Albert J. Schmidt (1989)
"... as the embodiment of Russian greatness and in this instance the columned portico and the colonnaded ballroom, not the onion dome, became symbolic. ..."

4. The Architecture and Planning of Classical Moscow: A Cultural History by Albert J. Schmidt (1989)
"... as the embodiment of Russian greatness and in this instance the columned portico and the colonnaded ballroom, not the onion dome, became symbolic. ..."

5. The Rhineland by Walter Marsden (1973)
"This is a very popular excursion, which you can break halfway up the Neroberg in order to investigate what a Russian- type gilded onion-dome is ..."

6. The Gate of Asia: A Journey from the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea by William Warfield (1916)
"Above it rose the octagonal roof of the tomb itself, covered by a squat onion dome. I had only time to raise my camera and make a hasty snap-shot of the ..."

7. A Hedonist's Guide to Moscow by Harriet Warren (2005)
"Its tumultuous history can still be seen in its architecture today, from the timber houses and onion-dome churches of Old Arbat, and the Art Nouveau of ..."

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