atrium
A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middleA central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
» I really like my new furniture for my atrium.
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Examples
2 sentencesI really like my new furniture for my atrium.
He had part of his atrium ablated because he had an abnormal heartbeat.
Meaning
7 sensesA central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
а́триумátrium, а́трийátrij
the central area in a building; open to the sky
An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher vertebrates, the right atrium receives blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, and the left atrium receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins.
Atrium
предсе́рдиеpredsérdije
передсе́рдяperedsérdja
A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
Atrium
а́триумátrium, а́трийátrij
More meanings 4
A cavity, entrance, or passage.
an atrium of the infundibula of the lungs
Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.
A microscopic air sac within a pulmonary alveolus.
A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
Origin
From Latin ātrium (“entry hall”), from Etruscan.From Latin ātrium (“entry hall”), from Etruscan.
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Forms
plural: atria / atriumsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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