| 单词 | atrium |
| 释义 | atrium (once / 6860 pages) 1n 2n If you're in the atrium of a building, you're in a large central space, often one that's open and airy. You might arrange to meet a friend in the museum's atrium because of its central location and open feel. Often a key feature in a modern building, an atrium is usually spacious and several stories high with windows facing the sky. The atrium serves as a welcoming central area, with other rooms leading off of the space. An atrium can also refer to a chamber that's linked to other chambers or spaces. In your heart, the right atrium receives deoxygenated blood, while the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein. WORD FAMILYatrium: atria, atriums USAGE EXAMPLESWe pass through the central atrium: Prince designed this space to “free minds,” says a different guide, this one dressed in a long-sleeved purple shirt. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) FOR MORE: Call Atrium at 800-377-6524 from 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Seattle Times(Dec 09, 2016) The event set for 5 p.m. in the Statehouse atrium is free and open to the public. Washington Times(Dec 07, 2016) 1 n any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart) 2Hypo|Hyper atrium cordis, atrium of the heart the upper chamber of each half of the heart atrium dextrum, right atrium, right atrium of the heartthe right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus atrium sinistrum, left atrium, left atrium of the heartthe left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins chamber an enclosed volume in the body n the central area in a building; open to the sky Hyper court, courtyard an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings |
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