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How to use atrium in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun

Atrium means a central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings. Example: “Nexine 0.5μ thick, separating from the sexine about 5μ from the pore and forming a deep, well-defined atrium.”

Examples of atrium by meaning

nounA cavity, entrance, or passage.

  • an atrium of the infundibula of the lungs

nounA cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening...

  • Nexine 0.5μ thick, separating from the sexine about 5μ from the pore and forming a deep, well-defined atrium.1965, Janet Kircher Warter, Palynology of a Lignite of Lower Eocene (Wilcox) Age from Kemper County, page 52

More sentences with atrium

  • With atrial tachycardia, the atria of the heart beats abnormally fast.2013, “Therapies and Treatments”, in Q. Ashton Acton, editor, Tachycardia: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, Atlanta, Ga.…. From the entry tachycardia
  • Lonely atrium mutants, for example, have no distinguishable ventricles, and overlooped embryos have abnormally positioned heart chambers.1997, The Journal of NIH Research, page 5. From the entry overloop
  • Some scattered melanophores in fundus of atrium, a few pigment cells along seminal groove.1970, Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and Other Caribbean Islands. From the entry pleurembolic
  • We crossed the atrium and reached another open-air space, the peristylum, where bronze sculptures peered from the shadows.2009, Michelle Moran, Cleopatra's Daughter, London: Quercus, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry peristylum
  • When the day came Nick turned up early at the bank and waited under a palm tree in the atrium.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 8, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry commissionaire
  • It protects against direct sunlight, something difficult with atria.2002, Andreas K. Athienitis, Thermal Analysis and Design of Passive Solar Buildings. From the entry anidolic
  • An unusual case is reported of thromboembolus in the right atrium associated with cardiogenic shock and multiple pulmonary micro-embolisms.2000, Baltalarli A, Sirin BH, Göksin I, “Surgical treatment of cardiogenic shock due to huge right atrial thromboembolus”, in Acta…. From the entry thromboembolus
  • Male atrium (a) narrow in front, wide behind.1970, Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and Other Caribbean Islands. From the entry pleurembolic
  • The zero reference point for pressure recordings was set at the level of the right atrium in the midaxillary line (phlebostatic axis).2015 July 14, “Mutation in BMPR2 Promoter: A ‘Second Hit’ for Manifestation of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry midaxillary
  • The porter must have seen me gawking, for he said pleasantly, "This is the atrium, the room Lady Julia uses for entertainment.2013, Joan Wolf, Daughter of Jerusalem, Brentwood, T.N.: Worthy Publishing, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry peristylum
  • In mature Arion the atrium is divided into upper and lower atria, with the oviduct, spermatheca duct and epiphallus opening into the upper atrium.2012, A. South, Terrestrial Slugs: Biology, ecology and control, page 110. From the entry epiphallus
  • Due to this pressure aortic and pulmonary valves are opened passively and due to relaxation blood is sucked from the venae cavae into the atrium.2007, Klaus Dieter Budras et al., Anatomy of the Dog, page 188. From the entry passively
  • Like a Santa's workshop for the rich, the huge shopping atrium was jammed with frenzied workers pushing to finish by Monday's opening.1983 February 11, Robin Herman, Laurie Johnston, “Frenzied Finish For Trump Tower Atrium”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 May 2014. From the entry Santa's workshop
  • Morgan la Blanche had taken herself to a couch in the triclinium, choosing it rather than one of the cubicles leading from the atrium.1903, Warwick Deeping, Uther and Igraine, New York, N.Y.: The Outlook Company. From the entry triclinium
  • The heart strings keep the AV flaps pointing in the direction of the blood flow, stopping them being turned "inside out" and forced through the atria.2005, “Section 2: Heart”, in The Facts on File Illustrated Guide to the Human Body: Heart and Circulatory System, New York, N.Y.: Facts on…. From the entry heartstrings

Meaning of atrium

  1. noun A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
  2. noun A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
  3. noun A cavity, entrance, or passage.

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Questions about atrium in a sentence

How do you use atrium in a sentence?
Atrium is used as a noun. For example: “Nexine 0.5μ thick, separating from the sexine about 5μ from the pore and forming a deep, well-defined atrium.”
What is a short sentence with atrium?
“Male atrium (a) narrow in front, wide behind.”
What does atrium mean?
Atrium means a central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.

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