noun
solarium
suh-LAIR-ee-um/səˈleriəm/
A room designed for exposure to sunlight or similar artificial light.
She reads in the solarium while sunlight streams through the windows.
Etymology
A solarium is a place for the sun: the Latin word could name a flat housetop exposed to sunlight. The room sense preserves that defining feature—a space arranged to receive the sun’s rays.
In context
… go out through the solarium …
More examples
- We eat breakfast in the solarium on sunny mornings.
- The clinic's solarium has lamps for supervised light treatment.
- These apartments have solariums overlooking the garden.
Forms
solarium · solariums · solaria
solar adjective — Relating to the sun or its energy.
Similar words
- sunroom
- Usually means a naturally lit room, not a treatment room.
- conservatory
- Often emphasizes a glass structure used for growing plants.