solarium

[ suh-lair-ee-uhm, soh- ]
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noun,plural so·lar·i·ums, so·lar·i·a [suh-lair-ee-uh, soh-]. /səˈlɛər i ə, soʊ-/.
  1. a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.

Origin of solarium

1
1815–25; <Latin sōlārium balcony, terrace, equivalent to sōl the sun + -ārium-ary

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How to use solarium in a sentence

  • She boasts 125 rooms, a heated indoor pool, sauna, Turkish bath, and solarium, as well as a lounge and piano bar.

    Gal With a Suitcase | Jolie Hunt | January 31, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • We do not see any reason for separating this genus from solarium, except the last mentioned character.

    A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerby
  • The few fossil species which this genus contains (solarium disjunctum, Bifrons, &c.) are found principally in the Paris basin.

    A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerby
  • A minute fossil, described as "orbicular, with flat quadrate whorls and aperture square," in other respects resembling solarium.

    A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerby
  • Night was moving above her through the dome of the solarium.

    Captives of the Flame | Samuel R. Delany
  • It was evening in the solarium on top of the General Medical building.

    Captives of the Flame | Samuel R. Delany

British Dictionary definitions for solarium

solarium

/ (səʊˈlɛərɪəm) /


nounplural -lariums or -laria (-ˈlɛərɪə)
  1. a room built largely of glass to afford exposure to the sun

  2. a bed equipped with ultraviolet lights used for acquiring an artificial suntan

  1. an establishment offering such facilities

Origin of solarium

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C19: from Latin: a terrace, from sōl sun

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