solarium

(sō lerē əm, sə-)

noun pl. solaria

a glassed-in porch, room, etc. where people sun themselves, as in treating illness

Origin: L, sundial, place exposed to the sun < sol, the sun: see Sol

See solarium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. so·lar·i·a (-ē-ə) or so·lar·i·ums
A room, gallery, or glassed-in porch exposed to the sun.

Origin:

Origin: Latin sōlārium, terrace, flat housetop

Origin: , from sōl, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots

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