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roundtop

roundtop

5.9
A roof or lid with a rounded top
  • noun
  • /ˈraʊndˌtɑp/
  • US
translation icon : techo redondeado
  • The antique chest had a roundtop lid that opened smoothly.

Examples

  • The old barn was easily recognized by its large roundtop roof.

  • They stored the grain in a roundtop silo at the edge of the field.

  • The roundtop of the building was beautifully designed.

  • They installed a new roundtop on the shed.

  • The old barn was easily recognized by its large roundtop roof.

  • The antique chest had a roundtop lid that opened smoothly.

  • They stored the grain in a roundtop silo at the edge of the field.

Synonyms

dome
vsroundtop
116 3.4

A rounded roof or ceiling on a building, such as a church

is a broader rounded top form for many structures or lids not only hemispherical

How Rounded

dome
116 3.4
roundtop
  • US
5.9

Surface Forms

roundtop singular
roundtops plural

Morphology

roundtop = round + top (transparent) = round + top

The compound simply denotes a top that is rounded, which is a straightforward literal composition.

Etymology

Roundtop is made of round ('curved' or 'circular') and top ('upper part'), like the curved lid of a chest or the rounded roof of a building. So a roundtop is a structure or object with a rounded top.