geodesic dome vs dome

geodesic dome and dome both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
geodesic dome	Yes	No	No	No
dome	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dome is a hypernym of geodesic dome; that is, dome is a word with a broader meaning than geodesic dome:

geodesic dome: a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller
dome: a hemispherical roof

geodesic dome (noun)	dome (noun)
a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller	a hemispherical roof
	a stadium that has a roof
	informal terms for a human head
	a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward