solarium /səˈlɛəɹ.i.əm/ noun4 •(US, Canada) A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment.My brother kept a health-lift a few years ago... and then he had a blue-glass solarium. — 1891 •(UK) Synonym of tanning salon, a room or business used for its sunlamps or tanning beds. •An earthen structure constructed by certain ants for the purpose of brood incubation. •(no longer used) Synonym of sundial.[…] this solarium being made for a different meridian […] — 1842 formssolaria · solariums