caldarium UK /kælˈdɛəɹi.əm/US /kælˈdɛɹi.əm/ noun3 •In modern spas, a room with a hot floor. •(historical) In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium. •An intermediate or warm greenhouse.There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium — 1851 formscaldaria · caldariums