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caldarium
[ kal-dair-ee-uhm ]
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
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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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