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