![[P]](http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium_mh.gif){kind=small}
11 results for: solarium
so·lar·i·um 
Audio Help [suh-lair-ee-uhm, soh-] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [suh-lair-ee-uhm, soh-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -lar·i·ums, -lar·i·a
Audio Help [-lair-ee-uh] Pronunciation Key.
Audio Help [-lair-ee-uh] Pronunciation Key. | a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
solarium
To learn more about solarium visit Britannica.com
| © 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |
| Sunrooms Kits $5,799.00 Dream it - Order it - Enjoy it Buy Now - Free Gas Card - No tax www.patiocrew.com | Sponsored Link |
| so·lar·i·um
Audio Help (sō-lâr'ē-əm, sə-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. so·lar·i·a (-ē-ə) or so·lar·i·ums A room, gallery, or glassed-in porch exposed to the sun. [Latin sōlārium, terrace, flat housetop, from sōl, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
solarium
1891, "part of a house exposed to the sun," earlier "sundial" (1842), from L. solarium "sundial," also "a flat housetop," lit. "that which is exposed to the sun," from sol "sun" (see sol).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| solarium | |
noun | |
| a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun [syn: sun parlor] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Main Entry: so·lar·i·um
Pronunciation: sO-'lar-E-&m, s&-, -'ler-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural
so·lar·ia /-E-&/ also -ums
: a room (as in a hospital) used especially for sunbathing or therapeutic exposure to light
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Solarium
Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See Spy, n.]1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective. Perspective plane, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective. Perspective shell (Zo["o]l.), any shell of the genus Solarium and allied genera. See Solarium.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Solarium
Per*spec"tive\, a. [L. perspicere, perspectum, to look through; per + spicere, specere, to look: cf. F. perspectif; or from E. perspective, n. See Spy, n.]1. Of or pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of perspective. Perspective plane, the plane or surface on which the objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of projection; -- distinguished from the ground plane, which is that on which the objects are represented as standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face of the object, the perspective is called oblique perspective; when parallel to that face, parallel perspective. Perspective shell (Zo["o]l.), any shell of the genus Solarium and allied genera. See Solarium.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Solarium
So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. Solaria. [L. See Solar, n.]1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also perspective shell.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Solarium
So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. Solaria. [L. See Solar, n.]1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also perspective shell.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Solarium
Sun"di`al\, n. An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate. Sundial shell (Zo["o]l.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See Solarium.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web
Share This: 
Perform a new search, or try your search for "solarium" at:
- Amazon.com - Shop for books, music and more
- Reference.com - Encyclopedia Search
- Reference.com - Web Search powered by Google
- Thesaurus.com - Search for synonyms and antonyms
