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solarium¹

  • /səˈlɛəɹ.i.əm/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin sōlārium (“sundial, place for enjoying sunlight”), from sōl (“sun”) + -ārium (“-arium: indicating related places or devices”).

noun solariums · solaria · Solarium

  1. Canada, US A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment. My brother kept a health-lift a few years ago... and then he had a blue-glass solarium.

    Similar: sunroom

  2. UK Synonym of tanning salon, a room or business used for its sunlamps or tanning beds.

    Similar: tanning salon

  3. An earthen structure constructed by certain ants for the purpose of brood incubation.
  4. archaic Synonym of sundial. […] this solarium being made for a different meridian […]

    Similar: sundial

Solarium²

Where it comes from

From Latin Solarium Augusti (“Solarium of Augustus”).

proper noun

  1. A large monument in ancient Rome and its modern ruins.

    Similar: Horologium

  2. historical A former constellation located between the constellations of Horologium, Dorado, and Hydrus

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"solarium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/solarium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"solarium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/solarium.

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@misc{solarium_2026,
  title = {solarium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/solarium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}