calidarium
/ˌkælɪˈdɛɹi.əm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The thermæ conſiſted of a great variety of parts and conveniences; […] the calidaria, where the water was warmed for the baths; […]"
- "From this place the party again diverged, according to their several fancies, some to the sudatorium, which answered the purpose of our vapour-baths, and thence to the warm-bath itself; those more accustomed to exercise, and capable of dispensing with so cheap a purchase of fatigue, resorted at once to the calidarium, or water-bath."
- "Between the two calidariums serving the mens's^([sic]) and women's sections is the heating plant where the furnace and the three big cylindrical boilers (one for warm, one for hot and one for very"
- "A container of fine oil had been left on a shelf near the calidarium, so the king and the tribune helped themselves to a liberal amount."
- "Cecilia was killed at her home, the remains of which are under the basilica. She was locked up for three days in the calidarium, the area of the steam baths, so she would suffocate."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin calidārium.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkælɪˈdɛɹi.əm/
- British English: /ˌkælɪˈdɛəɹi.əm/