Domed

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having a rounded or curved roof or top, like a hemisphere or dome shape
2. Characterized by a smooth, arching upper surface typical of a dome structure
3. Formed with a convex or hemispherical upper part resembling a dome

Etymology: "Domed" is simply the adjective formed from "dome" with the suffix "-ed," which turns a noun into a description of something that has that feature. A domed roof, a domed cathedral, or a domed sky are all things that have the shape of a dome. The suffix "-ed" is one of English's most productive endings, and it can attach to nouns, verbs and other bases to describe something as possessing a quality. Here, it takes the noun "dome" and yields a word meaning "furnished with a dome." The base word "dome" has its own history. It came into English from French "dôme," which in turn derives from Italian "duomo," meaning "cathedral" and literally "house of God," from Latin "domus," "house." The sense of a curved roof grew out of the buildings that carried such roofs, so the shape is named after the structure rather than the other way round. "Domed" therefore carries that architectural history in its ending, describing anything built or shaped like those ancient rounded vaults.

Synonyms: arched, rounded, vaulted, capped, bulbous

Antonyms: flat, level, plane, even, horizontal