displuviate

[ dis-ploo-vee-eyt ]
/ dɪsˈplu viˌeɪt /

adjective

(of the atrium of an ancient Roman house) having roofs sloping downward and outward from a central opening.

Origin of displuviate

< Latin displuviātus, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + pluvi(a) rain + -ātus -ate1

Words nearby displuviate

displayed, displease, displeasure, displode, displume, displuviate, disport, disposable, disposable goods, disposable income, disposable personal income

Example sentences from the Web for displuviate

  • In the displuviate, there are beams which slope outwards, supporting the roof and throwing the rainwater off.

    Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius

  • The roof of the displuviate atrium sloped from the middle toward the sides, the water being carried off by lead pipes.

    Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August Mau