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单词 atrium
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atriumn.

Brit. /ˈeɪtrɪəm/, U.S. /ˈeɪtriəm/
Forms: Plural atria, atriums.
Etymology: Latin.
1. A court.
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a. The central hall or court of a Roman house.
b. A covered court or portico in front of the principal doors of churches, etc.
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society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > narthex or portico > [noun]
parvisc1387
Galileec1593
portico1607
pronaos1614
propylaeum1637
out-porch1641
ante-temple1670
narthex1673
prostyle1683
opisthodomos1706
peribolos1706
choultry1772
posticum1776
propylon1830
proaulion1842
opisthodome1846
atrium1853
1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. v. sig. Ff.vjv/1 The third part was called Atrium, the Court.
1791 A. Adam Rom. Antiq. (1807) 522 In the atrium the nuptial couch was erected.
1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. iv. 111 A large atrium or portico is attached to two sides of the church.
c. In a modern house, a central hall or glassed-in court that may be used as a sitting-room, having rooms opening off it, sometimes at more than one level. Chiefly North American.The 1864 example forms a bridge between the ancient and modern senses.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > entrance-hall or vestibule
fore-entry1535
hall1663
entrance hall1677
side entry1680
tambour1728
vestibule1730
entryway1746
entry hall1753
oeil-de-boeuf1785
voorhuis1822
voorkamer1827
atrium1864
hallway1877
wind-porch1899
mud room1950
1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah xii. 446 I was present lately at an entertainment given by the Maharaja of Nilpore. The dancing went on in a sort of atrium in the centre of the palace, while the host..inspected the scene..from the gallery.
1900 in Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1962 Archit. Rec. Oct. 140/2 You enter a nice atrium with the living room on one side.
1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 35/4 (advt.) Large bungalow... Atrium in garden setting with hanging flower baskets, for either basking in the sun or dining under the stars.
1977 N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. ii. 17/4 (advt.) The ultimate in executive family living, 4 brms, 2 baths, office, central atrium, private swimming pool.
1986 Southern Living Feb. 135 The Simon house is entered through the atrium, where a skylight and glass doors provide natural lighting.
d. In a public building, a usually skylit central court rising through several storeys and surrounded by galleries at each level with rooms (shops, offices, etc.) opening off them. Originally U.S.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > entrance-hall or vestibule > of public building
foyer1859
concourse1862
atrium1967
1967 Interiors July 69/1 The unsuspecting visitor enters the..hotel..through a dark-brown tunnel-like entrance. He then walks smack into..a 24-story atrium full of breathtaking fantasy.
1967 Interiors July 69/2 The five elevators.., elongated bubbles of glass..glide soundlessly up and down powerful concrete columns shooting through the atrium.
1976 J. C. Starbuck (title) Atriums: a bibliography on an architectural vogue.
1976 J. Archer Not Penny More xii. 126 The gambling rooms, which were added in 1910, are linked by an atrium to the Salle Garnier in which operas and ballets are performed.
1979 Daily Tel. 20 Apr. 18 The owner of the block..plans to have five floors as a ‘retail atrium’.
1982 Times 8 May 4/5 The Waverley market will have..two atria.
2. Physiology.
a. Either of the two upper cavities (left and right atrium) of the heart into which the veins pour the blood.
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > heart > [noun] > atrium
left heart1787
right heart1797
atrium1896
1896 A. Newton Dict. Birds 1009 The venous blood is collected and conveyed to the right atrium of the heart by 3 great trunks.
b. In the Tunicata: A large cavity into which the intestine opens.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > bodies or parts > [noun] > excretory organ or system > opening of
atrium1870
nephridiopore1887
1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. (1880) 382 From the stomach an intestine is continued, which..opens into the bottom of a second chamber called the ‘cloaca’ or ‘atrium.’
1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 119 Each atrium is supported externally by a small bone.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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