English Explanatory Dictionary

solarium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment.
  2. Synonym of tanning salon, a room or business used for its sunlamps or tanning beds.
  3. An earthen structure constructed by certain ants for the purpose of brood incubation.
  4. Synonym of sundial.
name
  1. A large monument in ancient Rome and its modern ruins.
  2. A former constellation located between the constellations of Horologium, Dorado, and Hydrus

Pronunciation

/səˈlɛəɹ.i.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-solarium.wav

Word forms

solarium solariums solaria

Etymology

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

Synonyms

sunroom tanning salon sundial Horologium
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