cupula

ˈkjuːpjʊlə

cupulae

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Definition of cupula - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

roof

Rare

small dome on top of a building

Rare

The church had a beautiful cupula.

cupola

dome

turret

general object

Rare

cup-shaped or dome-shaped object

Rare

The building was topped with a beautiful cupula.

arch

dome

vault

medical

TECH.

structure in the ear sensing head rotation

TECH.

The cupula helps maintain balance during movement.

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Images of cupula

small dome on top of a building
cup-shaped or dome-shaped object

Origin of cupula

Latin, cupula (small cup)

Examples of cupula in a sentence

A bird perched on the cupula of the town hall.
The observatory's cupula was visible from miles away.
A small cupula crowned the ancient temple.
Damage to the cupula can affect hearing.
Researchers study the cupula's role in vertigo.

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French:coupole, dôme, ...
German:Kuppel, Kuppeldach, ...
Italian:cupola, calotta, ...
Spanish:cúpula, estructura del oído, ...
Portuguese:cúpula, abóbada, ...
Chinese:穹顶, 圆顶, ...
Japanese:クーポラ, ドーム, ...
Arabic:قُبَّة صَغِيرَة, قبة, ...
Hebrew:כִּפָּה, כּוֹסִית, ...
Russian:купол, свод, ...
Ukrainian:купола, купол, ...
Hindi:गुंबद, कपोल, ...
Bengali:কুপুলা, গম্বুজ, ...
Catalan:cúpula, cúpula en forma de tassa, ...
Czech:kopulka, kupolovitý útvar, ...
Danish:kuppel, cupula, ...
Dutch:koepel, cupula, ...
Greek:καπούλα, θόλος, ...
Hungarian:kupola, kis kupola, ...
Khmer:ដំបូលរាងគោលតូច, វត្ថុរាងពែង, ...
Korean:쿠폴라, 돔, ...
Persian:گنبد, کپولا, ...
Polish:kopuła, kopułka, ...
Portuguese (BR):cúpula, cupulado, ...
Romanian:cupolă, dom, ...
Swedish:kupol, cupula, ...
Thai:โดมเล็ก, โดม, ...
Turkish:küçük kubbe, kubbe, ...
Vietnamese:mái vòm nhỏ, mái vòm, ...

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Definition of cupula - Reverso English Dictionary

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