displuviatum

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noun

A kind of cavaedium in which the roofs, instead of sloping down towards the compluvium, sloped outwards, the gutters being on the outer walls; there was still an opening in the roof, and an impluvium to catch the rain falling through.

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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalA kind of cavaedium in which the roofs, instead of sloping down towards the compluvium, sloped outwards, the gutters being on the outer walls; there was still an opening in the roof, and an impluvium to catch the rain falling through.
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APA

displuviatum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/displuviatum

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“displuviatum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/displuviatum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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