atrium
A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
Other meanings
A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
A cavity, entrance, or passage.
A kind of
- court
Related words
- atriumed
- dorsoatrium
- preatrium
- atrial
- atriate
- subatrium
Word history
From Latin "ātrium" (entry hall).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “atrium” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.