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What is the noun for domes?

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dome
  1. (architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere; a cupola.
  2. Anything shaped like an upset bowl, often used as a cover.
  3. (obsolete, poetic) A building; a house; an edifice.
  4. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building, such as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.
  5. (crystallography) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, has dominated the skyline for over 300 years.”
      “I remember well my big sisters swooning over actor Yul Brynner and his chrome dome way back in the 1960s.”
domes
  1. plural of dome
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Each of the domes represents a battle in Ivan's triumphant war against the rebellious khan of Kazan.”
      “Generally, newly erupted lava domes grow in an endogenous regime of growth that represents a thermo-mechanical continuum.”
      “Cupola domes and widow's walks sprout from the roofs of buildings, while ornate, old apartment blocks bear names like Haus Hohenzollern.”
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