frigidarium
/ˌfrɪdʒɪˈdɛːrɪəm
/noun (plural frigidaria /ˌfrɪdʒɪˈdɛːrɪə/) historical
A cold room in an ancient Roman bath.Finally they would take a quick dip in the cold bath, the frigidarium....
- After this, the visitor would return to the tepidarium and then to frigidarium to cool down.
- In the bathhouse's second phase the frigidarium was annexed to the church and was turned into a baptistery.
Origin
Latin.