atrio

Definitions of atrio
  1. noun
    a large entrance or reception room or area
    synonyms: antecámara, antesala, casapuerta, entrada, hall, jol, pasillo, portal, recibidor, recibimiento, vestíbulo, zaguán
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    nártex
    a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
    type of:
    aposento, cuarto, habitación
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  2. noun
    the central area in a building; open to the sky
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    patio
    an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
  3. noun
    a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
    synonyms: anteiglesia, anteportal, marquesina, porche, portal, pórtico, sombra, soportal, terraza
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    pórtico, soportal
    a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
    galería, porche, terraza, veranda
    a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
    nártex
    portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
    type of:
    construcción, estructura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  4. noun
    any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
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    aurícula
    the upper chamber of each half of the heart
    aurícula derecha
    the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus
    aurícula izquierda
    the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
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