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cupola

/ˈkjuːpələ/

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noun

Coupole

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 vieille bibliothèque de l'école, surmontée d'une charmante coupole, était visible de toute la place de la ville.

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noun

Tourelle, coupole

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. "

Le chef de char regardait par la tourelle, scrutant l'horizon à la recherche de tout signe de l'ennemi.

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noun

Coupole

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. "

Les géologues étudiant la chaîne de montagnes de granit ont découvert une coupole proéminente s'étendant vers le haut depuis le vaste batholite en dessous.

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noun

Coupole

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. "

L'étudiant en géométrie a soigneusement construit une coupole en carton, démontrant sa structure unique avec une base carrée et un sommet triangulaire reliés par des triangles et des rectangles.

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Cubilot

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. "

Les ouvriers de la fonderie ont chargé de la ferraille dans le cubilot chaud pour la faire fondre afin de couler de nouvelles pièces.

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Coupole, petit dôme

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 coupole postérieure de la capsule nasale cartilagineuse

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Coupole, guérite

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. "

Le chef de train est monté dans la coupole du wagon de queue pour vérifier s'il y avait des problèmes avec les wagons.

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