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- [ey-tree-uh m]
- /ˈeɪ tri əm/
- /ˈeɪ.tri.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ey-tree-uh m]
- /ˈeɪ tri əm/
Definitions of atrium word
- countable noun atrium An atrium is a part of a building such as a hotel or shopping centre, which extends up through several floors of the building and often has a glass roof. 3
- noun atrium the open main court of a Roman house 3
- noun atrium a central often glass-roofed hall that extends through several storeys in a building, such as a shopping centre or hotel 3
- noun atrium a court in front of an early Christian or medieval church, esp one flanked by colonnades 3
- noun atrium a cavity or chamber in the body, esp the upper chamber of each half of the heart 3
- noun atrium the central court or main room of an ancient Roman house 3
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Origin of atrium
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin (in anatomical sense < NL)
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Parts of speech for Atrium
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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atrium popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
atrium usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for atrium
noun atrium
- chamber — A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
- cavity — A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- court — A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
- room — channel
- passage — a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
Top questions with atrium
- what is an atrium?
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- what valve separates the left atrium and the left ventricle?
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- where does each atrium pump blood when it contracts?
- what does atrium mean?
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- which valve separates the right atrium and the right ventricle?
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