IMPLUVIUM


Meaning of IMPLUVIUM in English

/im plooh"vee euhm/ , n. , pl. impluvia /-vee euh/ .

a basin or tank within a compluvium.

[ 1805-15; impluv-, base of impluere to rain (upon, into) ( im- IM- 1 + pluere to rain; cf. PLUVIAL) + -ium -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .