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a·tri·um

(ā′trē-əm)

n. pl. a·tri·a (ā′trē-ə) or a·tri·ums

1. Architecture A rectangular court, as:

a. A usually skylit central area, often containing plants, in some modern buildings, especially of a public or commercial nature.

b. The open area in the center of an ancient Roman house.

c. The forecourt of a building, such as an early Christian church, enclosed on three or four sides with porticoes.

2. Anatomy A body cavity or chamber, especially either of the upper chambers of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. Also called auricle.

[Latin ātrium; see āter- in Indo-European roots.]

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atrium

(ˈeɪtrɪəm; ˈɑː-)

n, pl atria (ˈeɪtrɪə; ˈɑː-)

1. (Architecture) the open main court of a Roman house

2. (Architecture) a central often glass-roofed hall that extends through several storeys in a building, such as a shopping centre or hotel

3. (Architecture) a court in front of an early Christian or medieval church, esp one flanked by colonnades

4. (Anatomy) anatomy a cavity or chamber in the body, esp the upper chamber of each half of the heart

[C17: from Latin; related to āter black, perhaps originally referring to the part of the house that was blackened by smoke from the hearth]

ˈatrial adj

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a•tri•um

(ˈeɪ tri əm)

n., pl. a•tri•a (ˈeɪ tri ə)
a•tri•ums.

a. a usu. skylighted lobby or court, often several stories high, in an office building, hotel, etc.

b. a central courtyard or patio open to the sky.

c. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center.

d. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.

a. a cavity of the body.

b. Also called auricle. either of the two thin-walled upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins and force it into the ventricles.

[1570–80; < New Latin, Latin]

a′tri•al, adj.

a·tri·um

(ā′trē-əm)

Plural atria

A chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and pumps it into a ventricle. Mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have two atria; fish have one.

atrial adjective

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atrium

(pl. atria) Either of the two upper chambers of the heart, which receive blood from the veins.

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Noun	1.	atrium - any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart) chamber - an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy" atrium cordis, atrium of the heart - the upper chamber of each half of the heart
	2.	atrium - the central area in a building; open to the sky courtyard, court - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"

atrium

noun

An area partially or entirely enclosed by walls or buildings:

close, court, courtyard, enclosure, quad, quadrangle, yard.

Translations

předsíň

atrium

atriumboezem

atriuatrium

atrij

atrium

[ˈeɪtrɪəm] (atria or atriums (pl)) N → atrio m

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atrium

[ˈeɪtriəm] n [building] → atrium m

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atrium

n (Archit) → Vorhof m, → Atrium nt (spec); (Roman) → Atrium nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

atrium

[ˈeɪtrɪəm] n (Archit, Anat) → atrio

a·tri·um

n. atrio-a.

1. cavidad que tiene comunicación con otra estructura;

2. cavidad superior del corazón.

atrium

n (pl atria) (of the heart) aurícula

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