impluvium

[ im-ploo-vee-uhm ]

/ ɪmˈplu vi əm /

noun, plural im·plu·vi·a [im-ploo-vee-uh]. /ɪmˈplu vi ə/.

a basin or tank within a compluvium.

Origin of impluvium

1805–15; <Latin, equivalent to impluv-, base of impluere to rain (upon, into) (im-im-¹ + pluere to rain; cf. pluvial) + -ium-ium

Words nearby impluvium

implode, implore, implosion, implosion therapy, implosive, impluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic

Example sentences from the Web for impluvium

In the centre of the peristyle was an open court, which contained the impluvium.
The Last Days of Pompeii|Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
Still he sprang from the couch, groped his way to the door, opened it, and entered the impluvium that adjoined his bedroom.
Arachne, Complete|Georg Ebers
The hall led into a further room, which was open in the centre to the sky, like the impluvium of a Roman house.
Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches|Maurice Baring
Beyond the impluvium is the place of a small altar for the worship of the Lares.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy

In the better houses a fountain was often placed in the middle of the impluvium.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau

单词	impluvium
释义	impluvium [ im-ploo-vee-uhm ] / ɪmˈplu vi əm / noun, plural im·plu·vi·a [im-ploo-vee-uh]. /ɪmˈplu vi ə/. a basin or tank within a compluvium. Origin of impluvium 1805–15; <Latin, equivalent to impluv-, base of impluere to rain (upon, into) (im-im-¹ + pluere to rain; cf. pluvial) + -ium-ium Words nearby impluvium implode, implore, implosion, implosion therapy, implosive, impluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impluvium In the centre of the peristyle was an open court, which contained the impluvium. The Last Days of Pompeii\|Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Still he sprang from the couch, groped his way to the door, opened it, and entered the impluvium that adjoined his bedroom. Arachne, Complete\|Georg Ebers The hall led into a further room, which was open in the centre to the sky, like the impluvium of a Roman house. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches\|Maurice Baring Beyond the impluvium is the place of a small altar for the worship of the Lares. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy In the better houses a fountain was often placed in the middle of the impluvium. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau
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