Webster's 1913 Dictionary
IMPLUVIUM
Im *plu "vi *um, n. Etym: [L., fr. impluere to rain into; pref. im- in +pluere to rain. ] (Arch. )
Defn: In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm.
New American Oxford Dictionary
impluvium
impluvium |ɪmˈpluːvɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. impluvia |-vɪə | ) the square basin in the centre of the atrium of an ancient Roman house, which received rainwater from an opening in the roof. ORIGIN Latin, from impluere ‘rain into ’.
Oxford Dictionary
impluvium
impluvium |ɪmˈpluːvɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. impluvia |-vɪə | ) the square basin in the centre of the atrium of an ancient Roman house, which received rainwater from an opening in the roof. ORIGIN Latin, from impluere ‘rain into ’.
Duden Dictionary
Impluvium
Im plu vi um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Impl u vium |das Impluvium; Genitiv: des Impluviums, Plural: die Impluvien lateinisch impluvium, zu: impluere = hineinregnen (im altrömischen Haus ) Sammelbecken für Regenwasser im Atrium
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