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alveus

[ ăl′vē-əs ]

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n. pl. al•ve•i (-vē-ī′)

A channel or trough.

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How to use alveus in a sentence

At the other end stood the large hot water tank (alveus), in which the bath was taken by a number of persons at a time.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
At one end of the caldarium we find the bath basin, alveus; at the other is the support of the labrum, which has disappeared.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
This alveus would accommodate eight bathers, that in the men's caldarium perhaps ten.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
The square basin (alveus or baptisterium) which served for the warm baths was of marble.
The Wonders of Pompeii|Marc Monnier

The calidarium had the labrum at one end, and the alveus was in one side of the room.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various