displuviate

[ dis-ploo-vee-eyt ]

/ dɪsˈplu viˌeɪt /

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adjective

(of the atrium of an ancient Roman house) having roofs sloping downward and outward from a central opening.

Nearby words

displeased, displeasure, displode, displosion, displume, displuviate, disport, disposable, disposable goods, disposable income, disposable personal income

Origin of displuviate

< Latin displuviātus, equivalent to dis- dis-¹ + pluvi(a) rain + -ātus -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for displuviate

In the displuviate, there are beams which slope outwards, supporting the roof and throwing the rainwater off.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius
The roof of the displuviate atrium sloped from the middle toward the sides, the water being carried off by lead pipes.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau