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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.
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Origin of displuviate

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

Words nearby displuviate

display type, displease, displeasure, displode, displume, displuviate, disport, disposable, disposable goods, disposable income, disposable personal income
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How to use displuviate in a sentence

  • 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

  • In the displuviate, there are beams which slope outwards, supporting the roof and throwing the rainwater off.

    Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius
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