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Atrium

Atrium Meaning & Definition
Atrium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Atrium?

[n] the central area in a building; open to the sky
[n] any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)

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See Also | atrium cordis | atrium of the heart | chamber | court | courtyard

Atrium In Webster's Dictionary

\A"tri*um\, n.; pl. {Atria}. [L., the fore court of a Roman house.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A square hall lighted from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels. (b) An open court with a porch or gallery around three or more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church. The name was extended in the Middle Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery. 2. (Anat.) The main part of either auricle of the heart as distinct from the auricular appendix. Also, the whole articular portion of the heart. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A cavity in ascidians into which the intestine and generative ducts open, and which also receives the water from the gills. See {Ascidioidea}.

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