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caldarium

caldarium

1 9.9
A hot room in an ancient Roman bath where people bathe and sweat
  • noun
  • /kælˈdɛəriəm/
  • Archaic
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  • After spending some time in the caldarium, I felt rejuvenated and refreshed.

Examples

  • These results suggest that the PD-ring of C. caldarium is a bundle of actin filaments. However, the PD-ring cannot be detected by antiactin antibodies raised against chicken gizzard actins.

    Academic text (1996)

  • PHOTO (COLOR): In building his Masada outpost, Herod thought of many comforts, including this caldarium, or hot room, a Roman-style bath house.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Several results support the hypothesis that the PD-ring in C. caldarium is a bundle of actin-like filaments (Kuroiwa 1991).

    Academic text (1996)

  • One possible explanation is that C. caldarium and C. merolae contain more primitive actin or actin-like proteins that cannot be detected by antibodies against chicken gizzard actins.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The ancient Romans would often relax in the caldarium to enjoy the hot steam.

  • Visitors to the archaeological site were amazed by the large caldarium that still stood intact.

Synonyms

sudatorium
vscaldarium
  • Archaic
9.9

A room in Roman baths where people sit to bathe in hot air or steam

is a hot room used for bathing and sweating with heated water

How Warm

caldarium
  • Archaic
1 9.9
tepidarium
  • Archaic
9.9
frigidarium
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

caldarium singular
caldaria plural

Etymology

The word caldarium comes from the Latin calidus, meaning 'warm' or 'hot'. Think of a cauldron, a hot cooking pot that shares the same root, so a caldarium was the very hot room in a Roman bathhouse used for bathing and sweating.