calotte

Signification (Anglais)

1. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests.
2. (archaic) The vertical central area of the crown of a bird's head.
3. A round cavity or depression, in the form of a cup or cap, lathed and plastered; used to diminish the rise or elevation of a moderate chapel, alcove, etc. which would otherwise be too high for other pieces of the apartment.
4. The upper (superior) or lower (inferior) half of the globe of the eye.

Concepts

calotte

Synonymes

skullcap

calot

cupola

dome

polar cap

skull-cap

Traductions

Kalotte

kalot

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kəˈlɑt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French calotte.