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solaria

solaria is the plural of solarium.

Meaning of solarium

Noun

solarium (plural solariums or solaria)

  1. (Canada, US) A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment.
    • My brother kept a health-lift a few years ago... and then he had a blue-glass solarium.1891, Edward Eggleston, The Faith Doctor, page 289
    Synonyms:
    sunroom
  2. (UK) Synonym of tanning salon, a room or business used for its sunlamps or tanning beds.
    Synonyms:
    tanning salon
  3. An earthen structure constructed by certain ants for the purpose of brood incubation.
  4. (archaic) Synonym of sundial.
    • […] this solarium being made for a different meridian […]1842, William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquity, page 487
    Synonyms:
    sundial

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Questions about solaria

What is solaria the plural of?
Solaria is the plural of solarium.

Words near solaria in the dictionary

  1. solargraph
  2. solargraphic
  3. solargraphs
  4. solargraphy
  5. Solari
  6. solaria
  7. Solarian
  8. Solarians
  9. solarigraph
  10. solarigraphic
  11. solarigraphy

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