cupola

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːpələ/

noun

  • 1a rounded dome forming or adorning a roof or ceiling: a square tower crowned by a cupola the gilded cupola was supported by caryatids
  • 2a gun turret.
  • 3 (also cupola furnace) a cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above.

Derivatives

cupolaed

Pronunciation: /-ləd/
adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: Italian, from late Latin cupula 'small cask or burying vault', diminutive of cupa 'cask'