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cupola

/ˈkjuːpələ/

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noun

Cúpula

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. "

La antigua biblioteca de la escuela, coronada por una encantadora cúpula, era visible desde toda la plaza del pueblo.

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noun

Cúpula, torreta

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. "

El comandante del tanque miró por la torreta, escudriñando el horizonte en busca de señales del enemigo.

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noun

Cúpula

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. "

Los geólogos que estudiaban la cordillera de granito descubrieron una cúpula prominente que se extendía hacia arriba desde el vasto batolito subyacente.

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noun

Cúpula

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. "

El estudiante de geometría construyó cuidadosamente una cúpula de cartón, demostrando su estructura única con una base cuadrada y una parte superior triangular conectadas por triángulos y rectángulos.

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noun

Cubilote

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. "

Los trabajadores de la fundición cargaron chatarra en el cubilote caliente para fundirla y fundir piezas nuevas.

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Cúpula, pequeña cúpula

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

Examples :

"the posterior cupola of the cartilaginous nasal capsule"

la cúpula posterior de la cápsula nasal cartilaginosa

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noun

Cúpula, mirador

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. "

El conductor subió a la cúpula del furgón de cola para comprobar si había algún problema con los vagones del tren.

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