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Vinony

solarium

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /səˈlɛəɹ.i.əm/

name

Etymology: From Latin Solarium Augusti (“Solarium of Augustus”).

  1. A large monument in ancient Rome and its modern ruins.
  2. A former constellation located between the constellations of Horologium, Dorado, and Hydrus

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sōlārium (“sundial, place for enjoying sunlight”), from sōl (“sun”) + -ārium (“-arium: indicating related places or devices”).

  1. A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment.

    “My brother kept a health-lift a few years ago... and then he had a blue-glass solarium.”

    “The solariums on the roofs of the houses of the ancient Greeks and Romans testify to the benefits obtained by them from sun baths.”

  2. Synonym of tanning salon, a room or business used for its sunlamps or tanning beds.
  3. An earthen structure constructed by certain ants for the purpose of brood incubation.
  4. Synonym of sundial.

    “[…] this solarium being made for a different meridian […]”

    “[…] lifting his eyes from the solarium set under the aplustre for reference in keeping the course...”