caldarium

American  

[kal-dair-ee-uhm] / kælˈdɛər i əm /

noun

plural

caldaria

1. (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a hot bath.

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caldarium British  

/ kælˈdɛərɪəm /

noun

1. (in ancient Rome) a room for taking hot baths

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Etymology

Origin of caldarium

1745–55; < Latin: noun use of neuter of caldārius of warming, equivalent to cal ( i ) d ( us ) warm ( cal ( ēre ) to be warm + -idus -id ⁴ ) + -ārius -ary; see -ium, -arium

Example Sentences

In ancient times, the Romans named it the caldarium; we simply call it the hot tub.

From Time • Dec. 13, 2014

But in other mines with care the difference can be eliminated from caldarium, the impurities being carefully purged away by smelting with fire, it is made into regulare.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

But when the copper, yellow or red or caldarium is re-smelted in the refining furnace, forty centumpondia are placed in it, and from it they make at least twenty, and at most thirty-five, centumpondia.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

In other mines are made that known as regulare and caldarium.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

In the same place a dark yellow copper is made which is called caldarium, taking its name among the Germans from a caldron....

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius