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So·la·ri·um n.; pl. Solaria
1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents.
2. Zool. Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also perspective shell.
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solarium
n : a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to
the sun [syn: sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunroom,
sun lounge]
[also: solaria (pl)]