Definition of frigidarium in English:
frigidarium
nounPlural frigidaria ˌfrɪdʒɪˈdɛːrɪəm
historical A cold room in an ancient Roman bath.
Example sentencesExamples
- Finally they would take a quick dip in the cold bath, the frigidarium.
- Preliminary analysis suggests the frigidarium remained in use until its roof collapsed on a hapless bather.
- After this, the visitor would return to the tepidarium and then to frigidarium to cool down.
- The first room entered is the frigidarium, or cold room, referring to the cold plunge bath housed here.
- In the bathhouse's second phase the frigidarium was annexed to the church and was turned into a baptistery.
Rhymes
aquarium, armamentarium, barium, caldarium, cinerarium, columbarium, dolphinarium, herbarium, honorarium, planetarium, rosarium, sanitarium, solarium, sudarium, tepidarium, terrarium, vivarium