A sunken chamber almost like a natatorium at some hot-springs resort, so cool and dim that you forgot after a while about the desert waiting out there to resume for you as soon as you stepped back into it. . . .
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Natatorium — Na ta*to rium, n. [L.] A swimming bath. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
natatorium — (n.) 1890, New Englandish word for swimming pool, from L. natator swimmer (from nare to swim ) + ium, neuter suffix. Latin nare is from PIE root *sna to swim (Cf. Skt. snati bathes; Avestan snayeite washes, cleans; Armenian nay wet … Etymology dictionary
natatorium — ☆ natatorium [nāt΄ə tôr′ēəm ] n. pl. natatoriums or natatoria [nāt΄ə tôr′ēə] [LL < natatorius: see NATATORIAL] a swimming pool, esp. one indoors … English World dictionary
Natatorium — The Graham S. Little Natatorium, otherwise known as Olney Indoor Swim Center, in Olney, Maryland. A natatorium is a term given for a building containing a swimming pool.[1] In Latin, a cella natatoria was a swimming pool in its own building,… … Wikipedia
Natatorium — Natatio im Peristyl der Stabianer Thermen in Pompeji. Natatio bezeichnet in der römischen Antike ein meist im Freien gelegenes größeres Schwimmbecken. Meist findet sich eine Natatio im Bauzusammenhang größerer Thermenanlagen (insbesondere der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
natatorium — /nay teuh tawr ee euhm, tohr , nat euh /, n., pl. natatoriums, natatoria / tawr ee euh, tohr /. a swimming pool, esp. one that is indoors. [1885 90; < LL natatorium swimming place, equiv. to L nata(re) to swim + torium TORY2] * * * … Universalium
natatorium — na•ta•to•ri•um [[t]ˌneɪ təˈtɔr i əm, ˈtoʊr , ˌnæt ə [/t]] n. pl. to•ri•ums, to•ri•a [[t] ˈtɔr i ə, ˈtoʊr [/t]] a swimming pool, esp. one that is indoors • Etymology: 1885–90; < LL natātōrium swimming place, der. of L natā(re) to swim … From formal English to slang
natatorium — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin natare Date: circa 1889 an indoor swimming pool … New Collegiate Dictionary
natatorium — [ˌneɪtə tɔ:rɪəm] noun N. Amer. a swimming pool. Origin C19: from late L., neut. (used asnoun) of natatorius relating to a swimmer , from natare to swim … English new terms dictionary
natatorium — na·ta·to·ri·um … English syllables
