atrium
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atrium
- /ˈeɪ.tɹi.əm/
Where it comes from
From Latin ātrium (“entry hall”), from Etruscan.
noun atria · atriums
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A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
Similar: cavaedium
- A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
- A cavity, entrance, or passage. an atrium of the infundibula of the lungs
- Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.
- 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.
- 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. Nexine 0.5μ thick, separating from the sexine about 5μ from the pore and forming a deep, well-defined atrium.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: basement, court, hall, cellar, cave, concourse, plaza, earpiece, headset, square, cava, heart, foyer, lobby, anteroom, vestibule
Translations
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noun central room in Roman homes
| 한국어 | 아트리움 ateurium |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アトリウム atoriumu |
| Português | átrio |
| Русский | а́триум átrium, а́трий átrij |
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title = {atrium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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