atrium

Definitions of atrium
  1. noun
    the central area in a building; open to the sky
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    type of:
    achterplaats, court
    an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
  2. noun
    any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
  3. noun
    a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
    synonyms: boezem, hartboezem
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    type of:
    beurs, buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak, zak
    (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
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