Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Producing an anticlinal fold whose axis is a point and whose sides dip in all directions: the reverse of *basining (which see).

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Examples

  • Speaking as the president of a fraternity whose motto is the "true gentleman," Mr. Watson unsurprisingly takes issue with such Bluto-inspired basement practices as "doming," where one chugs a six-pack as quickly as possible until projectile vomiting is induced.

    Animal House at 30 E.E. Smith 2009

  • Tip the mixture into your prepared tin and smooth the surface, scooping out a small hollow in the middle to prevent a doming effect.

    How to cook perfect Christmas cake 2011

  • I spoke to former Major League Baseball All-Star and Ball Four author Jim Bouton about the publicly financed “doming” of America.

    Bad Sports Dave Zirin 2010

  • Although it has been restless in recent months with hundreds of small earthquakes, there is no sign of the kind of dramatic doming of the ground that would indicate a major surge of magma and a potential eruption.

    Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior 2010

  • They are skimming, booming, burning, doming, containing, dispersing, etc. with the limited equipment they have so far while ignoring/declining many and manifest offers of substantial help.

    Obama’s Oil Spill Sleights of Hand | RedState 2010

  • I spoke to former Major League Baseball All-Star and Ball Four author Jim Bouton about the publicly financed “doming” of America.

    Bad Sports Dave Zirin 2010

  • Although it has been restless in recent months with hundreds of small earthquakes, there is no sign of the kind of dramatic doming of the ground that would indicate a major surge of magma and a potential eruption.

    Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior 2010

  • Although it has been restless in recent months with hundreds of small earthquakes, there is no sign of the kind of dramatic doming of the ground that would indicate a major surge of magma and a potential eruption.

    Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior 2010

  • Although it has been restless in recent months with hundreds of small earthquakes, there is no sign of the kind of dramatic doming of the ground that would indicate a major surge of magma and a potential eruption.

    Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior 2010

  • Although it has been restless in recent months with hundreds of small earthquakes, there is no sign of the kind of dramatic doming of the ground that would indicate a major surge of magma and a potential eruption.

    Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior 2010

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