atrium
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈeɪ.tri.əm/
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atrio
- The new hotel lobby features a stunning atrium with a glass roof that lets in natural light.
- atrium and town plaza
- atrium church
- two-story atrium
So I remember with the old post office building, there was this massive glass topped atrium.
- So I remember with the old post office building, there was this massive glass topped atrium.
- And we were only at Pure Atria together for seven or eight months.
Examples
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Quaid comes out of the inclined underground walkway into a spacious atrium under a glass dome.
Fiction book (1990) -
Before me was a glass-walled atrium where a fountain, surrounded by holly bushes, was jetting water into the air.
Fiction book (2001) -
Richard, for your first job as class president, I want to build an atrium.
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The fourth side of the atrium created an inner wall for the living room.
Fiction book (2001) -
Some of the customers had come outdoors, and they were watching from the atrium of the restaurant.
Fiction book (1996) -
We need everyone to gather in the atrium.
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Meet me in the atrium at the Coronado.
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The next day was hot and we spent it in the atrium of the air-conditioned Hilton.
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The interior will include a landscaped atrium beneath a pyramidal skylight.
Academic text (2000) -
To enhance patient amenity, dayrooms are located overlooking a five-story atrium with magnificent views across the East River.
Academic text (1996)
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
The top right part of the heart that receives blood without oxygen from the body
- Specialized
1
4.5
Upper left part of the heart that gets oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle
- Specialized
1
4.8
One of two upper heart chambers that get blood from veins and push it to lower chambers
- Specialized
The upper chamber in each side of the heart that receives blood before it goes to the lower chamber
- Specialized
The left upper chamber of the heart that receives oxygen rich blood from the lungs
- Specialized
A small blood vessel on the back wall of the left upper heart chamber that drains into the coronary sinus
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Etymology
Atrium comes from the Latin atrium, the open 'main room' of a Roman house that let in light and guests. That's why a modern atrium is a central open area in a building, often with a glass roof and open to several floors.