What does «domo» mean in Spanish?
- Dome: hemispherical vault of some monumental buildings.
Examples of use in Spanish: "el domo de San Pedro".
- Gently undulating and rounded relief, reminiscent of a construction dome. There are different types: sedimentary dome, granitic dome, salt dome, oil dome, ice dome, lava dome.
- A dome-shaped device used to collect steam higher up in steam locomotives or other steam installations.
- (domo de lava o domo tapón) An approximately circular mound originating from a slow eruption of viscous lava from a volcano.
- (domo sedimentario) Anticlinal dome in sedimentary structures.
- (domo granítico) It is formed by the erosion of the sedimentary strata that cover a laccolith or batholith, uncovering the igneous rocks that form them (generally granite). They are also known as exfoliation domes.
- (domo salino) The one formed by salt concentration in some places where the upper strata bulge. Of great commercial importance because they can hide oil "traps".
- (domo petrolero) Species of anticlines raised to a certain depth by the accumulation of hydrocarbons and the increase in pressure produced by natural gas.
- (domo de hielo) The main component of an ice cap or a cap glacier. It develops symmetrically in the form of a convex parabola over a land mass. In Antarctica they are the highest points of the Antarctic plateau.
- (domo lunar) An elevated area of the Moon's surface that is more or less circular, with a conical profile. It is usually 8 to 12 km in diameter, with an elevation between 100 and 300 meters. Occasionally it may have one or more craters on its summit.