whispering dome
- noun
- /ˈwɪspərɪŋ doʊm/
- Specialized
:
cúpula susurrante
- Tourists were amazed when a soft word spoken under the whispering dome was clearly heard across the room.
Examples
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The acoustics of the whispering dome allow two people to hear each other from opposite sides.
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The whispering dome of St. Paul's Cathedral is famous for its acoustics.
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Engineers studied the whispering dome to understand its unique sound-carrying properties.
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Have you ever visited a whispering dome?
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The acoustics of the whispering dome allow two people to hear each other from opposite sides.
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Tourists were amazed when a soft word spoken under the whispering dome was clearly heard across the room.
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The whispering dome at the concert hall enables musicians and the audience to communicate effortlessly.
Synonyms
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7.6
A hollow space that makes sound or microwaves stronger, like inside a guitar and microwave oven
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7.9
A curved space under a dome where quiet sounds travel to the opposite side
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'whispering' (low, soft sounds) with 'dome' (a rounded roof or ceiling): a dome where whispering sounds carry. This compositional pattern (cf. 'whispering gallery') is common and cross-linguistically intuitive, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely understand it.
Etymology
Whispering dome comes from the simple picture of someone whispering under a rounded dome, where the curved surface makes sound travel along the wall so a quiet word on one side can be heard on the other. So, a whispering dome means 'a place where soft sounds carry across the room'.