solarium (plural solariums or solaria)
An establishment with sunbeds in it or where one can rent sunbeds.
A room, with many windows, exposed to the sun.
(historical) An apartment or enclosure on the roof of a house.
An apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents.
A sundial.
• soralium
Source: Wiktionary
So*la"ri*um, n.; pl. Solaria. Etym: [L. See Solar, n.]
1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also perspective shell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
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