Meanings
nounonion dome (plural onion domes)
plural onion domes
- architectureAn onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture
an onion dome may have a shape that is somewhat more than a half sphere and may be pointed at the top
1993, Leland M. Roth, Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning, page 5231 more example
The characteristic bulging onion dome, which is a signature of Russian [church] architecture, came into being to shed heavy snow.
2001, Carol Strickland, Amy Handy, Patty Brown, The Annotated Arch: A Crash Course in the History of Architecture, page 36
Translations
Danish løgkuppel
- løgkuppelonion-shaped dome
Dutch uikoepel
- uikoepelonion-shaped dome
Estonian sibulkuppel
- sibulkuppelonion-shaped dome
Finnish sipulikupoli
- sipulikupolionion-shaped dome
French clocher à bulbe
- clocher à bulbeonion-shaped dome
German Zwiebelturm
- Zwiebelturmonion-shaped dome
Hungarian hagymakupola
- hagymakupolaonion-shaped dome
Icelandic næpa, laukturn
- næpaonion-shaped dome
- laukturnonion-shaped dome
Polish cebula
- cebulaonion-shaped dome
Portuguese cúpula bulbosa
- cúpula bulbosaonion-shaped dome
Russian луковицео́бразный ку́пол
- луковицео́бразный ку́пол (lukoviceóbraznyj kúpol)onion-shaped dome
Spanish cúpula acebollada
- cúpula acebolladaonion-shaped dome
Swedish lökkupol
- lökkupolonion-shaped dome
Thai โดมหัวหอม
- โดมหัวหอม (dohm hŭa hŏm)onion-shaped dome
Cite this entry
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MLA
“onion dome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onion%20dome. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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