Atrium Definition

ātrē-əm
atria, atriums
noun
A rectangular court, as:
American Heritage
The central court or main room of an ancient Roman house.
Webster's New World
A hall or court at the center or entrance of a building, usually rising through more than one story or all the stories and having a skylight or glass on one side and the roof.
Webster's New World
A chamber or cavity, esp. either of the thin-walled upper chambers of the heart that receive blood; auricle.
Webster's New World
A body cavity or chamber, especially either of the upper chambers of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Atrium

Noun

Singular:
atrium
Plural:
atria, atriums

Origin of Atrium

  • From Latin ātrium (“entry hall”), from Etruscan.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin ātrium āter- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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