nymphaeum
[ nim-fee-uh m ]
/ nɪmˈfi əm /
noun, plural nym·phae·a [nim-fee-uh] /nɪmˈfi ə/.
a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
an architecturally treated outlet of a reservoir or aqueduct.
Origin of nymphaeum
1760–70; < Latin < Greek
nymphaîon place sacred to nymphs, noun use of neuter of
nymphaîos, equivalent to
nýmph(ē)
nymph +
-aios adj. suffix
Words nearby nymphaeum
nyman,
nyme,
nymph,
nympha,
nymphaeaceous,
nymphaeum,
nymphalid,
nymphectomy,
nymphet,
nymphitis,
nympho
Example sentences from the Web for nymphaeum
The Nymphaeum was decagonal on plan, so that small pendentives were required to carry the brick dome.