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cupola

/ˈkjuːpələ/

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noun

Kuppel, Dachkuppel

A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.

Examples :

"The school's old library, topped with a charming cupola, was visible from the entire town square. "

Die alte Bibliothek der Schule, gekrönt von einer charmanten Kuppel, war vom gesamten Marktplatz aus sichtbar.

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Kuppel, Turm

A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.

Examples :

"The tank commander peered out of the cupola, scanning the horizon for any signs of the enemy. "

Der Panzerkommandant spähte aus der Kuppel und suchte den Horizont nach Anzeichen des Feindes ab.

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Kuppel

An upward-projecting mass of plutonic rock extending from a larger batholith.

Examples :

"Geologists studying the granite mountain range discovered a prominent cupola extending upwards from the vast batholith beneath. "

Geologen, die das Granitgebirge untersuchten, entdeckten eine markante Kuppel, die sich von dem riesigen darunter liegenden Batholithen nach oben erstreckte.

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Kuppel

A solid formed by joining two polygons, one (the base) with twice as many edges as the other, by an alternating band of isosceles triangles and rectangles.

Examples :

"The geometry student carefully constructed a cupola out of cardboard, demonstrating its unique structure with a square base and a triangular top connected by triangles and rectangles. "

Der Geometrie-Student konstruierte sorgfältig eine Kuppel aus Pappe und demonstrierte ihre einzigartige Struktur mit einer quadratischen Basis und einer dreieckigen Spitze, die durch Dreiecke und Rechtecke verbunden sind.

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Kupolofen

A type of furnace used for smelting.

Examples :

"The foundry workers loaded scrap metal into the hot cupola to melt it down for casting new parts. "

Die Gießereiarbeiter luden Schrott in den heißen Kupolofen, um ihn für das Gießen neuer Teile zu schmelzen.

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Kuppel, kleine Haube

A small cap over a structure that is shaped like a dome or inverted cup.

Examples :

"the posterior cupola of the cartilaginous nasal capsule"

die hintere Kuppel der knorpeligen Nasenkapsel

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Aussichtskuppel, Dachkuppel

A small viewing window in the top of the caboose for looking over the train, or the part of the caboose where one looks through this window.

Examples :

"The conductor climbed into the cupola of the caboose to check for any problems with the train cars. "

Der Schaffner kletterte in die Aussichtskuppel des Bremswagens, um nach Problemen mit den Waggons zu suchen.

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