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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈeɪtriəm/
atrium means: A large central hall in a building, lit from above, with rooms opening onto it on different floors.
noun
A large central hall in a building, lit from above, with rooms opening onto it on different floors.
- We met in the hotel atrium.
- Sunlight poured through the atrium’s glass roof.
- Several floors of offices overlook the central atrium.
One of the two upper spaces in the heart that receive blood from the veins.
- Blood enters the right atrium.
- The doctor checked the size of her left atrium.
- Both atria pass blood into the lower heart chambers.
A central space inside a building, especially an ancient Roman house, with an opening to the sky.
- The house had an open atrium.
- Rainwater collected in the pool inside the Roman atrium.
- Visitors entered through an atrium with no roof in its centre.
A hollow space or entrance passage within a body part.
- The diagram shows a small atrium.
- The passage opens into an atrium within the lung.
- The researcher examined the tissue surrounding the atrium.
Questions about atrium
What does atrium mean?
A large central hall in a building, lit from above, with rooms opening onto it on different floors.
What is atrium in other languages?
Türkçe: atriyum · Español: atrio · Français: atrium · Deutsch: Atrium · Italiano: atrio · 日本語: アトリウム
How do you pronounce atrium?
It is pronounced /ˈeɪtriəm/.
How do you use atrium in a sentence?
We met in the hotel atrium. Sunlight poured through the atrium’s glass roof.
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