caldarium

[ kal-dair-ee-uhm ]

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noun

, plural cal·dar·i·a [kal-, dair, -ee-, uh].

(in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a hot bath.

caldarium

/ kælˈdɛərɪəm /

noun

(in ancient Rome) a room for taking hot baths

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Word History and Origins

Origin of caldarium¹

1745–55; < Latin: noun use of neuter of caldārius of warming, equivalent to cal ( i ) d ( us ) warm ( cal ( ēre ) to be warm + -idus -id ⁴ ) + -ārius -ary; -ium, -arium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of caldarium¹

C18: from Latin, from calidus warm, from calēre to be warm

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Example Sentences

At one end of the caldarium we find the bath basin, alveus; at the other is the support of the labrum, which has disappeared.

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A sundial stood on the roof of the frigidarium and men's caldarium, supported by a foundation of masonry still visible.

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This alveus would accommodate eight bathers, that in the men's caldarium perhaps ten.

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The caldarium and the side of the tepidarium next to it were provided with hollow walls; a hollow floor extended under both rooms.

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The caldarium, like those of the public baths, had a bath basin and a semicircular niche for the labrum.

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