displuviate

[ dis-ploo-vee-eyt ]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of displuviate¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

There are five different styles of cavaedium, termed according to their construction as follows: Tuscan, Corinthian, tetrastyle, displuviate, and testudinate.

From Project Gutenberg