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 Definitions of atrium  [ˈeɪ tri ə]  

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Definition of 'atrium' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) atrium
a usu. skylighted lobby or court, often several stories high, in an office building, hotel, etc.

2.  atrium
a central courtyard or patio open to the sky.

3.  atrium
the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center.

4.  atrium
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.

5.  atrium
a cavity of the body.

Etymology:  (1570–80; < NL, L)

Definition of 'atrium' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) atrium
any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)

2. (noun) atrium
the central area in a building; open to the sky


Definition of 'atrium' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) atrium
a square hall lighted from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels

2. (noun) atrium
an open court with a porch or gallery around three or more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church. The name was extended in the Middle Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery

3. (noun) atrium
the main part of either auricle of the heart as distinct from the auricular appendix. Also, the whole articular portion of the heart

4. (noun) atrium
a cavity in ascidians into which the intestine and generative ducts open, and which also receives the water from the gills. See Ascidioidea



'atrium' - Nearby Entries  

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