caldarium

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caldarium

/kælˈdɛəɹi.əm/ UK
/kælˈdɛɹi.əm/ US

Rhymes with -ɛəɹiəm

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin caldārium (“room containing warm water for bathing”), substantive of caldārius (“of, pertaining to or suitable for bathing”), from caldus (“warm, hot”) + -ārius, alternative form of calidus, from caleō (“to be warm or hot; glow”).

noun caldariums · caldaria

historical In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
In modern spas, a room with a hot floor.
An intermediate or warm greenhouse. There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium

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@misc{caldarium_2026,
  title = {caldarium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caldarium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}