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/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. any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
  2. the central area in a building; open to the sky
  3. 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. ...
  4. ATRiuM is a campus of the University of Glamorgan, in Cardiff, Wales.
  5. 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. ...
  6. 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. ...
  7. 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 blood ...
  8. 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.
  9. The upper heart chamber, also known as the auricle. The atria act as a temporary resevoir for blood before sending it to the the lower heart chambers.
  10. 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.
  11. 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. ...
  12. (Thomson and Pflug, 1953)
  13. An interior court to which rooms open.
  14. Atrium (Latin) the central court of a Roman house.
  15. Latin = entrance hall, adjective - atrial.
  16. 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.
  17. a large space in a building open to the ceiling. An atrium usually has a glass ceiling or many windows to let in a lot of light.
  18. chamber or cavity communicating with another structure.
  19. A chamber that receives blood returning to the vertebrate heart.
  20. (Latin) in a Roman domus (house), the atrium was the central hall that followed the fauces, the jaws or entryway of the house, and opened into the tablinum, the reception area where guests were greeted.
  21. enclosed yard of a large church or cathedral
  22. ATRIUM stands for 'Addictions and Trauma Recovery Integration Model.'  Developed by Dusty Miller for individual survivors of trauma and their allies, ATRIUM is a practical approach to healing intended to intervene at the three levels impacted by trauma:  Body, mind and spirit. ...
  23. The open roofed entrance court of a building.
  24. One of the two upper chambers of the heart. The right atrium receives unoxygenated blood from the body. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
  25. An open court within a building.