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Definition: Atrium |
AtriumNoun1. Any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart). 2. The central area in a building; open to the sky. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "atrium" was first used: 1577. (references) |
Etymology: Atrium \A"tri*um\, noun; plural Atria. [Latin, the fore court of a Roman house.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Energy | An interior court to which rooms open. (references) |
Health | A chamber; used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a chamber affording entrance to another structure or organ. Usually used alone to designate an atrium of the heart. (references) |
Medicine | A cavity into which one or more cavities open. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Receptacle | Chamber, apartment, room, cabin; office, court, hall, atrium; suite of rooms, apartment, flat, story; saloon, salon, parlor; by-room, cubicle; presence chamber; sitting room, best room, keeping room, drawing room, reception room, state room; gallery, cabinet, closet; pew, box; boudoir; adytum, sanctum; bedroom, dormitory; refectory, dining room, salle-a-manger; nursery, schoolroom; library, study; studio; billiard room, smoking room; den; stateroom, tablinum, tenement. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Left atrium has been opened to show thickened mitral valve leaflets from above. Autopsy. Credit: CDC. |  | Atrium, West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden, Ind. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Atrium in the House of Pansa, Saratoga, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The atrium, West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden, Indiana. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Atrium of New West Baden Springs Hotel, West BadenSprings, Ind. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Crematory, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Atrium and entrance foyer. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Slow Day" by Wayne J. Gilbert Commentary: "People watching @ One Financial Center - Atrium in Lower Manhattan." | "Stones and Stanchions 2" by Matt Williams Commentary: "Metal stanchion holding op the roof of the tented area in near the Atrium at the NEC." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The plural of atrium is atria. (references) | |
Normally each heartbeat starts in the right atrium. (references) | ||
Atrial fibrillation is irregular beating of the left atrium, or left upper chamber, of the heart. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Indonesia | Police arrested 13 persons, including 3 Malaysians, in September following another bombing of the Atrium Mall. (references) |
Indonesia | A suspect in the October bombings at Atrium Mall was released on her own recognizance on October 4; however, she was required to report to the Jakarta Police twice a week. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Atrium" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.60% of the time. "Atrium" is used about 91 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 95.6% | 87 | 35,390 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.4% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 91 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Atrium Underwriting PLC |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "atrium": atrium cordis ♦ atrium dextrum ♦ atrium of the heart ♦ atrium sinistrum ♦ Heart Atrium ♦ left atrium ♦ left atrium of the heart ♦ oblique vein of the left atrium ♦ right atrium ♦ right atrium of the heart ♦ sulcus terminalis of the right atrium. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "atrium"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 心房 (Atria). (various references) | |
Danish | atrium (vestibule). (various references) | |
Dutch | atrium. (various references) | |
Finnish | atrium cordis, sydäneteinen (auricle). (various references) | |
French | atrium (m), atrium, vestibule, oreillette (auricle of atria). (various references) | |
German | aula (assembly hall, auditorium, hall, lounge, parlour, salon, sitting-room), Atrium cordis, Atrium, Vorhof (court yard, forecourt, front court, vestibule), Vorhalle (foyer, lobby, porch, portico, vestibule), Herzvorhof. (various references) | |
Greek | κόλποσ τησ καρδιάσ (auricle, ventricle), κεντρικό δωμάτιο, καρδιακός κόλπος, άτριο. (various references) | |
Hungarian | szívpitvar (atria), négyzet alakú hall (atria), átrium (atria). (various references) | |
Italian | atrio (concourse, entrance hall, foyer, lobby, lounge, vestibule). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | アトピー性皮膚炎 (ad, ad impact, add-on, add-on module, adobe, advertisement, at random, atmosphere, atom, atomic, atopic dermatitis, attraction, attractive, attractor, attribute, autoload, studio), 心房 (chamber of the heart). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しんぼう (axle, careful, chamber of the heart, confidence, deeply laid plan, deliberate, endurance, patience, popularity, shaft, thoughtful), アトリウム . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | atriumay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | aurícula do coração, vestíbulo (foyer, lobby, passageway, vestibule), saguão (crush-room), átrio (porch, vestibule), átrio. (various references) | |
Russian | атриум (atria). (various references) | |
Spanish | atrio (forecourt, Parvis). (various references) | |
Turkish | avlu (close, court, courtyard, Dooryard, forecourt, Garth, quad, quadrangle, yard), atriyum, orta avlu, kulakçık (auricle), kemer altı. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | atria, atrii, atriis, atrio, atriorum, atrium. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 11, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Otan o iscuroV kaqwplismenoV fulassh thn eautou aulhn en eirhnh estin ta uparconta autou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cum fortis armatus custodit atrium suum in pace sunt ea quae possidet |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þonne se stranga gewæpnud his cafertun gehealt. þonne beoð on sibbe þa ðing þe he ah; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Whanne a strong armed man kepith his hous, alle thingis that he weldith ben in pees. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | When a stronge man armed watcheth his housse: yt he possesseth is in peace. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe: |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 11, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | Sa diha nga ang tawong kusgan ug sangkap sa hinagiban magabantay sa iyang kaugalingong balay, ang iyang kabtangan magapabilin sa kalinaw. |
| Croatian | "Dokle god jaki i naoružani èuva svoj stan, u miru je sav njegov posjed. |
| Danish | Når den stærke bevæbnet vogter sin Gård, bliver det, han ejer, i Fred. |
| Dutch | Wanneer een sterke gewapende zijn hof bewaart, zo is al wat hij heeft in vrede. |
| Finnish | Kun väkevä aseellisena vartioitsee kartanoaan, on hänen omaisuutensa turvassa. |
| French | Lorsqu`un homme fort et bien armé garde sa maison, ce qu`il possède est en sûreté. |
| German | Wenn ein starker Gewappneter seinen Palast bewahrt, so bleibt das seine mit Frieden. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè yon nonm vanyan ap veye kay li, zam li nan men l', tout byen l' yo byen pwoteje. |
| Hungarian | Mikor az erõs fegyveres õrzi az õ palotáját, a mije van, békességben van; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kalau seorang yang kuat, dengan bersenjata lengkap, menjaga rumahnya sendiri, semua miliknya akan selamat. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Apabila seorang kuat, yang lengkap dengan senjatanya, menunggui istananya sendiri, maka miliknya pun selamatlah. |
| Italian | Quando un uomo forte, bene armato, fa la guardia al suo palazzo, tutti i suoi beni stanno al sicuro. |
| Manx Gaelic | Tra ta dooinney-caggee eillit freayll arrey er e hie, ta e chooid sauchey. |
| Maori | Ki te tiakina e te tangata kaha, he patu nei ana, tona whare, ka ata takoto ana taonga: |
| Norwegian | Når den sterke med våben vokter sin egen gård, da får hans eiendom være i fred; |
| Portuguese | Quando o valente guarda, armado, a sua casa, em segurança estão os seus bens; |
| Rumanian | Cknd omul cel tare wi bine knarmat kwi pqzewte casa, averile ki sknt la adqpost. |
| Russian | лПЗДБ УЙМШОЩК У ПТХЦЙЕН ПИТБОСЕФ УЧПК ДПН, ФПЗДБ Ч ВЕЪПРБУОПУФЙ ЕЗП ЙНЕОЙЕ; |
| Shuar | `Kakaram aishman Kíishtumaktajtsa iwiarnar wajas jeen Wáinkiui, ni wariri init ana nusha Tímiatrusan ainiawai. |
| Spanish | Cuando el hombre fuerte y armado guarda su propia casa, sus posesiones están en paz. |
| Swahili | "Mtu mwenye nguvu anapolinda jumba lake kwa silaha, mali yake yote iko salama. |
| Swedish | När en stark man, fullt väpnad, bevakar sin gård, då äro hans ägodelar fredade. |
| Uma | "Seta ma'ala rarapai' -ki tauna to parimuku. Ane tauna to parimuku mpodongo tomi-na hante rewa panga'e-na, uma moapa ihi' tomi-na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "atrium": atriums. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "atrium": natrium. (additional references) | |
Words containing "atrium": natriums. (additional references) | |
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"Atrium" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Altarnum, altium, Altruim, Antium, Aotrou, ariu, arium, Artem, artibus, artium, asterium, astrium, atriam, atrilm, atrim, Atriom, atriu, atriumed, atruism, Atticum, aturium, aurium, autium, autrui, Etrim, itrium, Itroun, latroun, martyrium, Matrouh, tarim, Tarum, Triduum, trium. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "atrium" (pronounced ā"trēum) |
| 5 | -t r ē u m | yttrium. |
| 4 | -r ē u m | aquarium, auditorium, bacterium, barium, moratorium, opprobrium, planetarium, crematorium, delirium, deuterium, disequilibrium, emporium, equilibrium, Herbarium, honorarium, tellurium, thorium. |
| 3 | -ē u m | alluvium, ammonium, axiom, beryllium, medium, millennium, minium, myocardium, nephridium, neptunium, niobium, nobelium, opium, osmium, palladium, pandemonium, paramecium, petroleum, Plasmodium, plutonium, podium, polonium, potassium, premium, presidium, promethium, protium, psyllium, radium, cadmium, calcium, cesium, chromium, colloquium, compendium, condominium, consortium, europium, fermium, gallium, geranium, gonium, gymnasium, hafnium, harmonium, helium, holmium, idiom, indium, iridium, lawrencium, linoleum, lithium, magnesium, requiem, rhodium, selenium, sodium, stadium, strontium, superpremium, symposium, tedium, thallium, titanium, tritium, uranium, vanadium, zirconium. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-m-r-t-u" | |
-2 letters: airt, amir, arum, mair, mart, maut, mura, rami, tram, trim. | |
-3 letters: aim, air, ait, ami, amu, arm, art, mar, mat, mir, mut, ram, rat, ria, rim, rum, rut, tam, tar, tau, tui, uta. | |
-4 letters: ai, am, ar, at, it, ma, mi, mu, ta, ti, um, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-m-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: atriums, muriate, natrium, timarau. | |
+2 letters: altruism, apterium, immature, maturing, maturity, multicar, muralist, muriated, muriates, muricate, natriums, naturism, ruminant, ruminate, timaraus, tiramisu, ultraism. | |
+3 letters: admixture, altruisms, amaurotic, anthurium, antiserum, antitumor, bacterium, fumigator, hematuria, immatures, micturate, miniature, multipart, multiyear, muralists, mutilator, naturisms, practicum, rheumatic, rheumatiz, ritualism, ruminants, ruminated, ruminates, ruminator, saturnism, septarium, simulator, terrarium, tiramisus, trapezium, traumatic, triumphal, tularemia, tularemic, ultraisms. | |
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