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noun
Atrium  n.  (pl. atria)  
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.
(Zool.) A cavity in ascidians into which the intestine and generative ducts open, and which also receives the water from the gills. See Ascidioidea.
4.
(Anat.) A cavity, entrance, or passage; as, the atrium, or atrial cavity, in the body wall of the amphioxus; an atrium of the infundibula of the lungs, etc.





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"Atrium" Quotes from Famous Books



... stared, and the footmen nudged each other, but I was received civilly and was shown into the atrium, which I found crowded with the clan clients ...
— Andivius Hedulio • Edward Lucas White
... out his principles of building at Pavia and Pistoja. Vitoni's church of the Umilta in the latter city is a pure example of conscientious neo-Roman architecture. It consists of a large octagon surmounted by a dome and preceded by a lofty vaulted atrium or vestibule. The single round arch of this vestibule repeats the testudo of a Roman bath, and the decorative details are accurately reproduced from similar monuments. Unfortunately, Giorgio Vasari, who was employed to finish the cupola, ...
— Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3 - The Fine Arts • John Addington Symonds


Words linked to "Atrium" :   right atrium of the heart, atrium sinistrum, right atrium, oblique vein of the left atrium, left atrium of the heart, chamber, courtyard, left atrium, atrium cordis, atrium dextrum, atrial


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