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caldarium

/kælˈdɛɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
cal-dar-i-um
IPA
/kælˈdɛɹi.əm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.

noun

In modern spas, a room with a hot floor.

noun

An intermediate or warm greenhouse.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin caldārium (“room containing warm water for bathing”), substantive of caldārius (“of, pertaining to or suitable for bathing”), from caldus (“warm, hot”) + -ārius, alternative form of calidus, from caleō (“to be warm or hot; glow”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kælˈdɛɹi.əm/
  • British English: /kælˈdɛəɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

caldariums (plural) caldaria (plural)

Rhymes With

herbarium fusarium samarium imaginarium vivarium columbarium armamentarium oceanarium seaquarium itinerarium leprosarium insectarium

Questions

How do you pronounce caldarium?
The recorded pronunciation is /kælˈdɛɹi.əm/.
What does caldarium mean?
In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
Where does caldarium come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin caldārium (“room containing warm water for bathing”), substantive of caldārius (“of, pertaining to or suitable for bathing”), from caldus (“warm, hot”) + -ārius, alternative form of calidus, from caleō (“to be warm or hot; glow”).

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