Tepidarium

/ˌtɛpɪˈdɛəɹi.əm/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A warm room in a Roman baths that was usually heated by a hypocaust. historical
  2. 2
    A boiler in which the water was heated. historical
  3. 3
    Any room containing a warm bath.
  4. 4
    A warm greenhouse typically used for plants from South Africa.

    "There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium"

Example

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"There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tepidārium.

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