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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cupola \Cu"po*la\ (k?"p?-l?), n.; pl {Cupolas} (-l?z). [It. cupola, LL cupula, cuppula (cf. L. cupula little tub). fr cupa, cuppa, cup; cf L. cupa tub. So called on account of its resemblance to a cup turned over See {Cup}, and cf {Cupule}.] 1. (Arch.) A roof having a rounded form hemispherical or nearly so also a ceiling having the same form When on a large scale it is usually called {dome}. 2. A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern. 3. A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works 4. A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance. 5. (Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cupola n 1: a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting 2: a roof in the form of a dome
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