tepidarium UK /ˌtɛpɪˈdɛəɹi.əm/US /ˌtɛpɪˈdɛɹi.əm/ noun4 •Any room containing a warm bath. •(historical) A warm room in a Roman baths that was usually heated by a hypocaust. •A warm greenhouse typically used for plants from South Africa.There is a pretty large glass-house, one-half being a caldarium, the other a tepidarium — 1851 •(historical) A boiler in which the water was heated. formstepidaria · tepidariums