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solarium
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so·lar·i·um  (s-lâr-m, s-)
n. pl. so·lar·i·a (--) or so·lar·i·ums
A room, gallery, or glassed-in porch exposed to the sun.

[Latin slrium, terrace, flat housetop, from sl, sun; see swel- in Indo-European roots.]

solarium [səʊˈlɛərɪəm]
n pl -lariums, -laria [-ˈlɛərɪə]
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a room built largely of glass to afford exposure to the sun
2. (Electronics) a bed equipped with ultraviolet lights used for acquiring an artificial suntan
3. (Business / Commerce) an establishment offering such facilities
[from Latin: a terrace, from sōl sun]

solarium
a room designed and situated so as to receive the maximum amount of sunlight.
See also: Sun
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.solarium - a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sunsolarium - a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
Translations
solarium [səʊˈlɛərɪəm] N (solariums or solaria (pl)) [səʊˈlɛərɪə]solárium m, solario m
solarium [səʊˈlɛəriəm] [solaria] [səʊˈlɛəriə] (pl) nsolarium m
solar panel npanneau m solaire
solar plexus [ˌsəʊlərˈplɛksəs] nplexus m solaire
solar power nénergie f solaire
solar system n
the solar system → le système solaire
solarium
n pl <solaria> → Solarium nt
solarium [səʊˈlɛərɪəm] n (solariums or solaria (pl)) [səʊˈlɛərɪə]solarium m inv


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Others opt for sun rooms or solariums to get that sought-after tan.
Yvonne Calvert, who runs the Tan Shop at Redcar, has installed state-of-the-art UV tanning machines - ranked as the world's most powerful, most advanced stand-up UV solariums.
Hayley Barlow, 14, used solariums almost daily when she first began tanning at the age of 12 - telling her mother she was going to out to the cinema or for a pizza.
 
 
 
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