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Noun
/ˈātrēəm/,
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atriums, plural; atria, plural;
  1. An open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house

  2. A central hall or court in a modern building, with rooms or galleries opening off it, often glass-covered

  3. Each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the veins of the body; the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein

  1. (atrium) any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
  2. (atrium) the central area in a building; open to the sky
  3. The gens Atria was a Roman family, known primarily from two individuals who flourished during the middle years of the first century B.C.
  4. Alpha Trianguli Australis (α TrA, α Trianguli Australis, traditionally also Atria) is a star in the constellation Triangulum Australe.
  5. (Atrium (architecture)) In modern architecture, an atrium (plural atria) is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within an office building and usually located immediately beyond the main entrance doors. ...
  6. (Atrium (Cardiff)) ATRiuM is a campus of the University of Glamorgan, in Cardiff, Wales.
  7. (Atrium (heart)) In anatomy, the atrium (plural: the atria), sometimes called auricle (although technically the Auricle is a separate part of the main atria known as the atrial appendages), refers to a chamber or space. ...
  8. (The Atrium) The D. H. Hill Library is the main library at North Carolina State University. It is the third building to house NCSU Libraries, following Brooks Hall and Holladay Hall. ...
  9. (atrium) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings; A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels; Any enclosed body cavity or chamber; An upper chamber of the heart that receives ...
  10. (atrium) An open courtyard at the west end of a building, usually surrounded by covered aisles. The atrium of the Early Christian church was originally a place for the catechumens to wait during the celebration of the Eucharist.
  11. (Atrium) (Plural: atria): inner court of a Roman or C20 house; in a multi-storey building, a toplit covered court rising through all storeys.
  12. (Atrium) An interior, often sky-lit, multi-deck, open area of a ship. Typically, atriums are centrally near elevators, shops, restaurants, cafes, and guest services. Shipboard atriums can extend anywhere from two to ten decks or more.
  13. (Atrium) In the Roman period this was the inner courtyard of a house, left open to the sky, and generally built by the affluent urbam classes. ...
  14. (atrium) (1) the inner court of a Roman house, open to the sky; (2) an open court in front of an Early Christian church.
  15. (Atrium) An interior court to which rooms open.
  16. Atrium (Latin) the central court of a Roman house.
  17. The atrium was the central hall, almost like a modern-day foyer, and it was the most conspicuous room in a Roman domus. ...
  18. (atrium) Inner courtyard of a home or other building that is open to the sky or covered by a skylight.
  19. (ATRIUM) An open court within a building.
  20. (ATRIUM) The central area of a building, equipped with a ceiling of translucent material that allows natural light to fall on the interior.
  21. (Atrium (atrial)) chamber or cavity communicating with another structure.
  22. (Atrium) (Thomson and Pflug, 1953)
  23. (Atrium) A tall internal courtyard with a glazed roof that lets in daylight, often used in multistory hotels with balcony access.
  24. (Atrium) An entrance hall of a building, often rising through a number of storeys and containing lifts, reception areas and plants. Originally the hall or chief apartment of a Roman house.
  25. (Atrium) An inside courtyard of a structure which may be open at the top or covered with a roof.