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atrium

/ˈeɪ.tɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
a-tri-um
IPA
/ˈeɪ.tɹi.əm/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.

noun

A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.

noun

A cavity, entrance, or passage.

noun

Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.

noun

An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher vertebrates, the right atrium receives blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, and the left atrium receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins.

noun

A microscopic air sac within a pulmonary alveolus.

noun

A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.

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Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

atria (plural) atriums (plural)

Derived Forms

atrial atriate atriumed dorsoatrium preatrium subatrium

Synonyms

cavaedium

Questions

How do you pronounce atrium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.tɹi.əm/.
What does atrium mean?
A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
Where does atrium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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