Meaning of SOLARIUM
Pronunciation: | | sow'lehreeum
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun |
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| Synonyms: | | sun lounge, sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunroom |
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| See Also: | | room | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Solaria}. [L. See {Solar}, n.]
1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an
apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern
times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for
convalescents.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of handsome marine
spiral shells of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera.
The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep
umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also
{perspective shell}.
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