impluvium

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noun

A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.

OriginLatin impluvium →
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Meanings

nounimpluvium (plural impluviums or impluvia)

plural impluviums · plural impluvia

  1. architectureA low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.

Origin

  1. Latinimpluvium
  2. Englishimpluvium

Latin impluvium, from impluit (“rains upon”)

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Translations

Catalan impluvi
  • impluvibasin
Chinese Mandarin 方形蓄水池
  • 方形蓄水池 (fāngxíng xùshuǐchí)basin
Dutch impluvium
  • impluviumbasin
Finnish impluvium, sadevesiallas
  • impluviumbasin
  • sadevesiallasbasin
French impluvium
  • impluviumbasin
German Impluvium
  • Impluviumbasin
Italian impluvio
  • impluviobasin
Russian имплювий
  • имплювий (impljuvij)basin
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impluvium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impluvium

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impluvium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impluvium.

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