solarium

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so·lar·i·um / səˈle(ə)rēəm; sō-/ • n. (pl. -lar·i·ums or -lar·i·a / -ˈle(ə)rēə/ ) a room fitted with extensive areas of glass to admit sunlight. ∎ a room equipped with sunlamps or tanning beds that can be used to acquire an artificial suntan.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

solarium

views updated May 21 2018

solarium.
1. Flat roof, balcony, or terrace exposed to the sun.

2. Room on an upper floor, often opening to a terrace facing east to catch the morning sun.

3. Solar.

4. Loggia.

5. Sun-dial, often with architectural pretensions.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

solarium

views updated Jun 27 2018

solarium (sŏ-lair-iŭm) n. a room in which patients are exposed to either sunlight or artificial sunlight (a blend of visible light and infrared and ultraviolet radiation).

A Dictionary of Nursing