frigidarium

American  

[frij-i-dair-ee-uhm] / ˌfrɪdʒ ɪˈdɛər i əm /

noun

plural

frigidaria

1. (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.

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Etymology

Origin of frigidarium

From Latin; see origin at frigid, -arium

Example Sentences

Finally, they would enter the largest and most spectacular room of all - the frigidarium, or cold room.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Exposed now is a Roman thermal bath with its frigidarium, or cold room, almost intact.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shadow-travel left her groggy and nauseous, as if she’d been dragged from the cold waters of the frigidarium into the sauna at a Roman bathhouse.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

If an ornamental fountain be required in the frigidarium, it should be of terra-cotta or modelled glazed ware, and must be provided with supply-pipe, waste, and means of regulating the jet of water.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen

For preference, it should be placed where the bather will take it naturally, en route to the frigidarium, as at the Charing Cross baths, previously illustrated.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen